Olive Rolls Recipes

OLIVE ROLLS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Brush parchment with oil; set aside. Oil a large bowl; set aside. Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a small bowl. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Stir until dissolved.
• Put 3 cups flour and the salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook. Add yeast mixture and oil; mix on medium speed until a soft dough forms, adding more flour if needed. Add olives and red pepper flakes; mix until fully combined, about 15 minutes.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead until smooth and olives are set firmly in the dough, about 15 minutes. Transfer to oiled bowl. Cover loosely with a clean kitchen towel, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface; gently flatten. Using a butter knife, cut dough into 12 equal pieces. Roll each into a cylinder, and transfer to prepared baking sheet. Cover with oiled plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bake rolls until tops are crisp and dark brown, about 15 minutes. Serve.

EASY ASIAGO OLIVE ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Spray 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
• On lightly floured surface, unroll dough. Spread olive tapenade over dough to within 1/4 inch of edge. Sprinkle with cheese and 1 teaspoon rosemary. Starting at long side, gently roll up dough. Cut into 10 (11/4-inch-thick) slices. Place slices in cake pan. Brush tops of slices with melted butter.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.

OLIVE OIL BREAD ROLLS

Steps:

• I use my Kenwood Mixer to make the dough. Attach dough hook. Put mixer bowl onto scales, zero the scales. Weigh the flour, add the salt separate from the yeast. Add the sugar, season with some freshly ground black pepper, mix together, make a well in the centre, add the olive oil, turn on dough hook to mix, then slowly add the water and mix to a soft dough, all the water might not be needed. Knead in the olives. Mix to a very soft stretchy dough that leaves the sides of the bowl clean. Remove from the bowl, shape in to a 'round', grease the inside of the mixer bowl with some olive oil, return the dough to the bowl, cover with an oiled piece of Clingfilm and leave in a warm place to double in size, about an hour. After an hour, punch down, turn on to a lightly oiled non- stick surface, knead smooth and roll into a long snake to cut out 12 equal pieces, roll these pieces into a smooth ball & place on a lightly oiled baking sheet, cover loosely with the piece of lightly oiled clingfilm & leave to rise another 30mins until doubled in size. I usually find if you have a double oven, pre-heat the bottom half. Whilst the bottom half is pre-heating- place the tray with the bread rolls in the small top oven, the heat from the bottom oven will help the rolls to rise.
• Once the rolls have risen & are touching each other, remove clingfilm, place on oven shelf just above centre & bake 20mins until golden brown.
• Brush with melted butter that has been mixed with a little extra virgin olive oil & leave to cool on a wire rack. Eat hot with some butter, or on the side of some nice soup, or serve any way you like!