
450 gr strong flour | |
50 gr oat flour | |
8 gr dry yeast | |
380 ml lukewarm water | |
8 tbsp olive oil (for coating, kneading, sprinkling) | |
4-5 tbsp homemade tomato sauce | |
1 sliced onion | |
15 cherry tomatoes | |
70 gr olives rings | |
1 tbsp coarse salt for sprinkling | |
2-3 fresh oregano sprigs | |
Fresh basil leaves for serving |
1. | In a big bowl, sift flours and salt. Add lukewarm water and dry yeast. Mix all the ingredients together and whisk with a wooden spatula. |
2. | Add olive oil so you can knead the dough till it becomes smooth. |
3. | Place the dough in a warm place, covered with a towel for 1 ½ hour until it doubles in volume. |
4. | Place a non-stick paper into a 25 cm x 35 cm baking pan and drizzle it with 2 tbsp olive oil. |
5. | Scoop the dough into the center of the pan. Spread it gently, using your hands. |
6. | Cover the dough once again with a towel and let it rest and double in size for an hour. |
7. | Preheat the oven to 220o Celsius. |
8. | Rub hands lightly with oil, and using fingertips, press gently the dough to stretch it to nearly fit the pan. |
9. | Cover the dough with tomato sauce and cover generously with tomatoes, onions, and olives rings. |
10. | Sprinkle generously with sea salt and oregano. |
11. | Bake for 30 minutes or until golden all around. |
12. | Remove pan from oven and transfer bread to a cooling rack. Cool at least 20 minutes before slicing. |
13. | Serve with basil leaves. |
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