Broccoli & stilton soup
A smooth, blended vegetable soup with blue cheese that's as good for a comforting meal as it is for a dinner party starter
Olive bread
Cuts into 12 thick slices
Easy
Prep:
Cook:
plus at least a few hours proving
Bake a loaf studded with green and black olives to enjoy simply spread with butter, or for dunking into soup or a Mediterranean-style stew
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- 7g sachet fast-action dried yeast
- 550g strong white bread flourplus extra for dusting
- 1½ tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 100g pitted green olivesroughly chopped, plus 1 tbsp brine
- 100g pitted black olivesroughly chopped
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- semolinafor dusting
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal212
- fat5g
- saturates1g
- carbs35g
- sugars0.3g
- fibre2g
- protein6g
- salt1.17g
Method
step 1
Tip the yeast, flour, salt, dried oregano, olives, olive brine and olive oil into a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, along with 300ml warm water. Mix on low speed for 8-10 mins until you have a smooth, elastic dough. Line a bowl with a clean tea towel. Form the dough into a ball, then transfer to the bowl, seam-side up. Cover and chill for at least a few hours until doubled in size, or up to 24 hrs (the longer it proves, the deeper the flavour will be).
step 2
When ready to bake, heat the oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 9 with a large, lidded casserole dish inside for 30 mins. Take the lid off the casserole dish and sprinkle some semolina over a large sheet of baking parchment. Carefully transfer the dough, seam-side down, to the baking parchment. Remove the casserole dish from the oven and put the dough in it, then cover with the lid. Bake for 40 mins, then remove the lid and bake for a further 10 mins until the loaf is golden brown and the base is hollow when tapped. Will keep covered at room temperature for up to three days or chilled for up to a week.
