This Garlic and Olive Artisan Bread is baked in a dutch oven until perfection -- golden and crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside. Great for holiday baking, serving, or gifting for Christmas!
Course Appetizer, Breakfast / Brunch, Dinner, Side Dish
In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients together. Mix in the olives, then pour in the water. Mix with a spatula until a moist and sticky ball of dough is formed.
Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for a minimum of 5 hours to rise.
You can begin baking or let sit longer, in the fridge overnight or for at least 12 hours.
Remove the dough and place on a surface dusted with flour. Shape into a ball, cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 30 mins. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450 with a Dutch oven inside (without the lid on).
Carefully place the dough onto parchment paper and into the preheated Dutch oven, cover, and bake for 30 minutes.
With an oven mitt on, remove the lid of the dutch oven and continue baking with the lid off for another 20-30 minutes or until the bread is golden and crispy.
Remove the dutch oven from oven carefully, lifting out the parchment paper and bread out to cool for 10 mins before slicing. Enjoy!
Notes
Serve as an appetizer or side dish, with wine cheese, on a charcuterie board, or toasted with butter.Wrap and gift, or serve during the holidays!