Tapenade Loaf
Tapenade is a condiment of olives and sweet peppers. Make a batch at home or buy it in the condiment section of grocery stores to make this bread machine recipe.

Prep Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
one 1-1/2 pound loaf
Ingredients
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3 cups bread flour
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2 tablesoons toasted wheat germ
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1-1/2 teaspoons snipped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon active dry yeast or bread machine yeast
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1 cup water
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1/3 cup Homemade Tapenade (see recipe below) or purchased tapenade
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2 teaspoons honey
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2 teaspoons olive oil
Directions
1.
Add the ingredients to a 1-1/2- or 2-pound bread machine according to the manufacturer's directions. Select the basic white bread cycle and desired color setting. Makes one 1-1/2-pound loaf (16 servings).
Homemade Tapenade
In a food processor bowl combine 1/3 cup purchased roasted red sweet peppers, drained; 1/4 cup pitted ripe olives; 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives; 1/4 cup pitted green olives; 2 teaspoons olive oil; and 1/2 teaspoon snipped fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed. Cover and process with several on-off turns until coarsely chopped. (Or, coarsely chop sweet peppers and olives by hand. Stir in oil and thyme.) Makes about 1 cup.
Nutrition information
Calories 109, Total Fat 2 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 105 mg, Carbohydrate 20 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 5%, Calcium 1%, Iron 7%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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