Herb and olive oil bread

2 breads
Preparation time : 40 minutes
Rise : 1h30
Cooking time : 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 500g of soft 450 flour
• 10g of baker’s yeast
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• 25cl of water
• 5cl of olive oil
• 3 tablespoons of mixed herbs

Instructions

1. Mix the sugar with lukewarm water in a bowl. Add the yeast and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
2. Put the flour into a large bowl and make a well in the centre.
3. Pour in the water-yeast mixture, the oil and the herbs, knead for 10 minutes.
   Add the salt and continue to knead.
   Cover with a tea-towel and leave this to rise for 1 hour.
4. Quickly knead one last time then separate in half, shape into 2 balls on an ovenproof tray.
   Leave them to rise for a further 30 minutes, then slash the tops.
5. Bake in a hot oven for 40 minutes, with a roasting tin of water in the bottom of the oven.

Recipe taken from the book Boat cooking - Solar Éditions