If you would like to be involved write to Guests@OctopusTV.com<br /><br />Green Olive & Smoked Paprika Bread<br /><br />Makes about 12 rolls<br /><br />325g Strong White Bread Flour<br />6g Table Salt<br />5g Smoked Paprika<br />7g Dried Yeast (15g fresh yeast)<br />1 pinch Caster Sugar<br />160g Warm Water, about 40°C<br />15g Olive Oil<br />115g Pitted Green Olives, roughly chopped<br />More flour for rolling<br />Semolina for dusting on the baking tray (optional)<br />Method<br />1. Mix the flour, salt, and smoked paprika in a bowl.<br />2. Use about 20g of the water to mix with the sugar and yeast.<br />3. Leave this for 5 minutes. The sugar will help the yeast to activate.<br />4. Mix add the yeast with the flour along with the oil and water.<br />5. Work the dough for about 5 minutes until it becomes smooth and shiny.<br />6. You may need to add a few pinches of flour to stop the dough sticking to the<br />table. Work it into a smooth ball shape.<br />7. Leave this in the mixing bowl in a warm place, covered with a damp tea<br />towel for about an hour. The ball should have doubled in size.<br />8. ‘Knock it back’ by pushing down on the dough with your hand.<br />9. Work in the chopped olives until they are well dispersed. At this point you<br />may need to add a few pinches of flour depending on how juicy your olives<br />are.<br />10. Cut this dough into 60g pieces for dinner rolls or a 200g piece for a hot dog<br />style roll.<br />11. Roll the dough pieces into tight little balls with the top being smooth and the<br />bottom looking knotted. For the hot dog roll, flatten the piece out then roll it<br />up lengthwise.<br />12. Sprinkle the table with semolina and place the rolls on top and cover with a<br />damp tea towel. Allow these to prove for about 20-30 minutes.<br /><br />Copyright Chris Dodd 2020<br />13. Preheat your oven to 200°C, Gas mark 6, or 400°C Fahrenheit<br />14. Place a tray of 200ml of hot water at the bottom of the oven if you want a<br />crispier roll. The steam will help the natural sugars rise to the top and<br />caramelise and create a crusty bread.<br />15. Use a serrated knife to cut little crosses in the top of each roll, being careful<br />not to press the proven rolls too much as they will deflate.<br />16. Bake these for 15-18 minutes. The tops will be a deep golden brown and if<br />you pick one up and tap the bottom of it, it will sound hollow.<br />17. Once they are baked, remove them from the oven and allow them to cool<br />naturally.<br />18. Leave for at least 5 minutes before breaking open or they will look doughy in<br />the middle.<br />19. The last thing to do is to cut a nice knob of salted butter and pop it inside<br />your roll and enjoy the taste of freshly baked, homemade bread.<br /><br /><br />"Andrew Eborn is electric, magnetic, and his intelligence ... is just mind-boggling !"<br /><br /><br />"Andrew Eborn is not only educating me ~ but entertaining me also ! ~ Andrew is priceless !<br /><br />Lazar Vukovic " Andrew Eborn - A man born to entertain"<br /><br />Follow @AndrewEborn @OctopusTV<br /><br /><br />© Octopus TV Ltd 2020.<br /><br />
