Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Tartine Olive Bread

Tartine Bread gives a variation on their country bread which adds olives, herbes de provence and lemon zest.  The aroma in the kitchen when baking this bread is something else. Bread, herbs and lemon combine for a sublime smell.  Note that I retard the dough after bulk fermentation in the fridge overnight to promote the sour taste.

Here's the finished product:


The crumb on this bread is pretty good:


There are not enough olives though.  It could do with twice what I added.


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