Mediterranean bread

Costs over a £ for a loaf from the supermarket and this is far superior. I made this sundried tomato, olive and roasted pepper loaf yesterday I used the jars of antipasti from Aldi for the Olives, Peppers, and SD toms (wich had oragano in with them too). I coated it in parmesan and flour before cooking it and this seemed to add just the right seasoning to the crust. Infact it went down so well that I forgot to photograph it but wil do on another occassion as it is notthe first nor the last time I will make it. Basic wholemeal bread is as usual then add a few goodies:
ingredients £0.62


400g of half white and half wholemeal
10g salt
1" cube of fresh yeast (or 5g fast action dried yeast)
3 sundried tomatoes chopped
6 black olives chopped
3 pieces of roasted red and yellow peppers in oil chopped
1 tablespoon of the sundried tomato oil
220 ml blood warm water
25g grated parmesan mixed with a little flour for the top of the loaf.

1. Crumbled the yeast into the flour and added the salt to a bowl for the kenwood fitted with the dough hook.

2. Added the chopped tomatoes, peppers and olives switched it on and add ed the oil and then enough water to make a soft dough. turned out onto a floured surface and kneaded to ensure the texture was silky.

3. formed into a loaf shape. rolled the loaf in a mixture of parmesan and white four then set aside to rise.

4. after around an hour it had doubled in size so preheated the oven to 200°C put the last of the flour and parmesan mixture on the top then slashed the loaf once down the middle and popped it in the oven for 30 minutes.

5. checked for it being hollow before setting side to cool.



I had this last night for tea with creme fraiche (with a little grated lemon zest in it), smoked salmon, chives, thyme and cucumber. sounds like pure luxury and in flavour it is but with the smokd salmon trimmings available for pennies at a supermarket and with the little you actually use the topping cost around 15p for each slice.