Olive, Parmesan And Roast Pepper Topped Rolls

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 packages fast rising yeast
• 2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup sunflower oil or 1/2 cup vegetable oil or 1/2 cup mild olive oil
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/3 cup chopped kalamata olive (optional)
• 6 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/3 cup kalamata olive, sliced
• 1/3 cup roasted red pepper, cut into strips
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/3 cup caramelized onion, in strips

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl combine the warm water, yeast, sugar, and salt and leave to stand until the yeast starts to bubble on the top.
• 2 add the olive and sunflower oil, as well as three cups of flower to the yeast mixture.
• 3 combine well, approximately 10 minutes, this is best done with a stand up mixer, but can be done by hand also.
• 4 add the remaining 3 cups of flour, the parmesan cheese and chopped olives and using the dough hooks of your mixer, knead until all the flour is mixed up well.
• 5 continue to knead the dough until it is smooth and it no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl, you might need to add a little more flour at a time until it's no longer sticky.
• 6 place the dough into an oiled bowl and cover with a clean tea towel.
• 7 place in a warm place and allow to rise until doubled in size, usually about one hour.
• 8 punch dough down, cover and allow to rise for a second time, again until roughly doubled in size.
• 9 divide the dough into six equal portions and shape into logs, roughly 3x5 inches.
• 10 place on a baking sheet, cover and allow to rise for a final time, approx 30 minutes.
• 11 preheat oven to 375°f/190°c/gas 5.
• 12 brush the tops with olive oil, top with olives, peppers and onions (if you're using them) and top with parmesan cheese.
• 13 bake for approx 15 minutes until done.
• 14 you can freeze the some of the dough after it has risen for the second time.
• 15 after defrosting, form logs, allow to rise for approx one hour and continue as described above.