Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Moroccan Olive Bread

Sunday, July 8, 2012

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Moroccan Olive Bread

* Exported from MasterCook *

Moroccan Olive Bread

Recipe By :Anissa Helou
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 cals) LowFat (Less than 5%)
Veggie

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 cup tepid water
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour -- plus more for kneading
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon anise seed
6 pitted ripe olives -- black or green, oil-packed, sliced cross-wise

In a small bowl, mix the yeast with 1/4 cup of the water and let stand for
5 minutes. Sift the 2 1/2 cups of flour into a medium bowl. Stir in the
salt and anise. With a wooden spoon, stir in the yeast and the remaining
3/4 cup of water until a raggy dough forms.

Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and
elastic, about 5 minutes. With lightly floured hands, shape the dough into
a ball, then flatten it into a 7-inch disk. Press the olives into the top
of the loaf. Set the bread on a lightly floured baking sheet and let rise
in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours, or until doubled in volume.

Preheat the oven to 400°. Bake the bread for about 45 minutes, or until it
sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Transfer the bread to a rack and
let cool slightly before serving.

Make Ahead: The bread can be frozen for up to 1 month. Thaw the loaf
before reheating it in a 350° oven.

Makes 1 seven-inch flatbread

ACTIVE: 15 MIN
TOTAL TIME: 3 HRS

Berber women sell loaves of dense and crusty bread in market stalls
throughout Morocco. In this recipe, thickly slicing the olives before
placing them on the unbaked bread allows the briny oil from the cut sides
to seep into the dough.

Cuisine:
"Moroccan"
Source:
"Food&Wine, March 2005, "Couscous Chronicles""
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"July 2012"
Yield:
"1 seven-inch flatbread"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 198 Calories; 1g Fat (4.8% calories
from fat); 6g Protein; 40g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 219mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0
Fruit; 0 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0