Ilse created a recipe for the SA Olive Industry for an olive and mozzarella bread with capers and thyme. This could be a list of my favourite pizza toppings, but James did not feel the same. So to suit his palate, I adapted the recipe and baked a mozzarella and sun dried tomato bread. It was delicious and you too can change up the ingredients to suit what you enjoy.
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Mozzarella And Sun Dried Tomato Bread
Ingredients
- 500 g bread flour, plus extra for dusting
- 10 mls instant dried yeast
- 7.5 mls fine salt
- 300 mls water
- 15 mls olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- canola oil for greasing
- 300 g mozzarella cheese, grated
- 40 g Parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 175 g sun dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 35 g capers
- 5 sprigs thyme, leaves picked, plus extra for garnishing
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
Method
- Place the flour, yeast and salt into a stand mixer bowl and mix to combine
- Add the water and olive oil and using a dough hook, mix on a slow speed until a dough forms
- Knead for 10 minutes then tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface
- Shape into a ball, lightly oil the bowl, and place the dough back into it, seam side down
- Cover and leave to prove until doubled in size
- Lightly flour your work surface and tip the dough onto it *
- Flour your rolling pin and roll the dough into a large rectangle, 30cm x 40cm
- Sprinkle the mozzarella evenly over the entire dough, followed by the Parmesan, tomatoes, capers and thyme
- Drizzle generously with olive oil then roll up lengthwise, as tighly as possible
- Trim the edges and cut the dough into 4cm pieces
- Place the pieces cut side up as you cut them into a lightly oiled 23cm tatin dish **
- Cover with a shower cap or cling film and leave to price for 30 minutes
- Preheat the oven to 200° Celsius
- Season the top of the dough then place into the oven for 35 minutes
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the dish for 15 minutes
- Sprinkle with fresh thyme, drizzle with olive oil and serve warm
Notes
** or use a lined spring form tin.
Take a look at what was previously posted on Lavender and Lime on June 24:
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- 2018: The Tattooist Of Auschwitz
- 2015: Neill Anthony Answers Questions For The Blog
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- 2010: Pasta Tomato Sauce
We have a new French bread-baking book (Le Larousse du Pain) that includes a recipe for sun-dried tomato bread. Your picture is very tempting: sounds delicious!
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All of Len’s breads look amazing, and I must make a note to get that book!
Your photo of Mozzarella And Sun Dried Tomato Bread looks so crazy good that I wanted to immediately jump to the recipe so I could check it out! And the ingredient list is fabulous. I’m pretty sure I’m gonna have to make this very shortly. Thanks so much for sharing.
Please let me know if you do make it, and thank you for the compliment 🙂
Beautiful. I don’t think I’ve ever used capers in a bread. And I love capers!
Me too!
Dear, you do a great job by sharing beautiful food recipes. This one is looking awesome and delicious and I will definitely try it at home. Thanks for providing us with such wonderful food recipes.
And thank you for the compliment 🙂