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Honey & rosemary focaccia with kalamata olive tapenade

Name: Honey & rosemary focaccia with kalamata olive tapenade
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 5 cups bread flour; 1 tsp salt; 1 sachet dried instant yeast; 1½ cups warm water; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 3 Tbsp runny honey; ½ cup plain yoghurt; 1 Tbsp runny honey; Drizzle olive oil; 1 sprig rosemary, roughly chopped; ½ onion, caramelised; Pinch salt; 1 cup kalamata olives, pitted; 2 Tbsp capers; 2 cloves garlic, roasted; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp Italian parsley; 2 Tbsp lemon juice; To taste ground black pepper

for 6 people

By Sophia Cameron

Bread

5 cups	bread flour
1 tsp	salt
1 sachet	dried instant yeast
1½ cups	warm water
2 Tbsp	olive oil
3 Tbsp	runny honey
½ cup	plain yoghurt

Toppings

1 Tbsp	runny honey
Drizzle	olive oil
1 sprig	rosemary, roughly chopped
½	onion, caramelised
Pinch	salt

Kalamata olive tapenade

1 cup	kalamata olives, pitted
2 Tbsp	capers
2 cloves	garlic, roasted
1 Tbsp	olive oil
1 tsp	Italian parsley
2 Tbsp	lemon juice
To taste	ground black pepper

In a large bowl, mix together the flour and salt. Make a well in the centre of the flour. In a small bowl, mix the yeast into lukewarm water, then add the oil, honey and yoghurt until combined. Leave for a few minutes. Slowly pour the liquid mixture into the flour well, mixing in the flour until it forms a soft dough. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes. Place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a muslin or tea towel. Let this sit in a warm place to double in size for 1 hour.
When you're ready to bake your bread, preheat the oven to 220°C fan-bake. Lightly oil a rectangular baking dish and tip the dough into it. Spread it right out to the edges of the dish, then press your fingertip into the top of the dough to create dimples. Mix the honey and olive oil together and drizzle this over the dough. Sprinkle over the rosemary, caramelised onion and salt. Let it rest for 20 minutes, then bake for approximately 25 minutes until golden.
To serve, brush with any remaining honey and olive oil.
For the olive tapenade, place all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until mostly smooth in texture with some larger chunks of olive.

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