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Olive and cheese bread with capers and thyme (with step-by-step pictures)

Olive and cheese bread with capers and thyme (with step-by-step pictures)

Delicious olive and cheese bread with capers and thyme, perfect for sharing.
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Rising Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 6 slices
Calories 250 kcal

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer
  • Baking dish
  • Rolling Pin
  • tea towel

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 500 g stone ground white bread flour
  • 10 ml instant yeast (2 teaspoons)
  • 7.5 ml salt (1.5 teaspoons)
  • 300 ml lukewarm water
  • 15 ml extra virgin olive oil

Filling

  • 300 g mozzarella cheese roughly grated
  • 40 g parmesan cheese finely grated
  • 1 cup kalamata olives pitted & halved
  • 2-3 tablespoons baby capers (in brine, drained)
  • 4-5 sprigs thyme leaves only (woody stalks discarded), plus extra
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil for drizzling, plus extra
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the K-beater, add the flour, yeast, salt and mix well.
  • Add the water and oil and mix on low speed until it comes together, then switch to the dough hook and continue to knead for about 7 minutes until you have a very smooth dough.
  • Shape the dough into a ball, then leave to proof in an oiled bowl, covered with plastic or reusable wax wrap until doubled in size (about 30 minutes).
  • Preheat the oven to 200 C and line a large deep baking dish with non-stick baking paper.
  • On a clean floured surface, roll out the dough to a rough rectangle of about 30 x 40 cm.
  • Distribute the mozzarella evenly all over the surface, then the parmesan, then the olives, capers and thyme leaves.
  • Carefully roll the dough up in the length, then cut evenly into rounds, transferring each round to the prepared baking dish (cut side up).
  • Cover loosely with a tea towel to rise for 15 minutes.
  • Bake in the heated oven at 200 C for 35 minutes or until golden brown and cooked.
  • Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 15 minutes before sprinkling with salt, pepper, more thyme leaves and another drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
  • Serve warm.

Notes

The bread can be transferred to a serving plate by pulling on the edges of the baking paper and lifting it out.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 8gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 400mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2IUCalcium: 15mgIron: 8mg
Keyword baking, capers, cheese bread, homemade, olive bread, thyme
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