I’ve always found bread very appealing. I don’t know if it’s the science behind how to make a good loaf or the ‘magic’ moment when you take the cloth off your bowl to see your little ball of dough has swollen into a puffy monster; perhaps it’s both and more besides. Whatever it is, I just keep coming back to make more and more!
Last week, I bought some lovely black iron loaf tins. I HAD to try those out over the weekend, so I came up with this fun and very tasty version of a ‘tear and share loaf’ packed full of tasty ingredients.
You could easily customise this recipe with other fillings if you wanted, perhaps adding salami or roasted veg or even using sweet fillings for a dessert loaf; I bet it would be delicious with some custard!
I used Pomora Extra Virgin Olive Oil in this recipe. I was recently sent some to try and I think it really is an excellent quality olive oil. What makes it even better is the ethics and business ideas of the company.
Pomora recognise the financial struggle that smaller olive oil producers face but also see the fantastic quality product they can produce. So, they offer the opportunity for you to ‘adopt’ an olive tree from the farm and in return you get sent oil from that tree once every quarter. Neat idea, huh?
At the end of this post, I am giving away a subscription for a WHOLE YEAR so one lucky reader can try this excellent oil for themselves.
But first, on to the recipe… I have included a lot of images below, because I know some of you like to see how something is made as well as having it described.
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Disclaimer: I received some Pomora Olive Oil for free to review. As always, I wasn’t expected to write a positive review and all views expressed are my own personal opinions.
a Rafflecopter giveaway Good luck!
Disclaimer: I received some Pomora Olive Oil for free to review. As always, I wasn’t expected to write a positive review and all views expressed are my own personal opinions.
Cook generally with it, when I'm not hitting my walnut oil. Love using EVOO in my ciabatta and focaccia doughs, which us where a LOT goes. Also much love for my most recent "am baking THAT": fennel seed and sweet wine yeasted crackers. A decent olive oil is just a kitchen staple really, isn't it?
In Bread xxx
In bread and on salads!
Mixed with balsamic as a dip for bread. Yum!
on salads
in dressings and on salads
Drizzling it all over the bread when I'm making bruschetta, yum
for dipiing for fresh bread thankyou
In salad dressings
on my salads, and grains dishes spelt etc
on salads x
to dip my bread into
salad
To fry with chicken x
salad
Definitely on bruschetta with plenty of garlic!
I love a good tear and share bread. I haven't put onion in mine before. I will have to try it.