How to make Crusty Sourdough Bread with rosemary, roasted garlic and kalamata olives that requires no kneading and rises overnight. Made with sourdough starter instead of yeast!
I have really enjoyed watching you perfect your Sourdough Bread over the past 6 months! Many of you have posted your beautiful loaves on Instagram, some have sent photos by email or sent texts, and I have to say, they always fill me with such delight! I just feel so excited for you, such an accomplishment. Well done!
Many of you have been asking how to incorporate other ingredients into your sourdough loaves, so I just wanted to share one variation we’ve been making at home.
My husband is a huge fan of olives and garlic, so this Rosemary Olive Loaf with whole Roasted Garlic is basically his “dream loaf”, one that is on repeat around here.
Before I start, I want to stress, this recipe is not for you if you are just getting started on your sourdough journey. PLEASE start with this No-Knead Sourdough Recipe– watch the detailed videos, get the techniques and timing down and practice several times before attempting this one. This recipe is far less detailed and based on the assumption that you are already making the Overnight Sourdough Bread, with good success.
So start there and then come back here. OK? 😉
Mix the flour and salt. See the recipe card for detailed measurements.
Mix the water and starter.
Wait 15 minutes and do two sets of “stretch and folds”, 15 minutes apart. You already know how to do this, but here is a refresher.
Sourdough bread “Stretch and Fold” Technique: | 45-sec Video
Cover with a towel and let rise overnight on the counter.
In the morning, the dough will have swollen, like a full belly.
Do the Poke Test. Again, you already know how to do this. 🙂
When you think the dough has risen sufficiently, scrape the sides of the dough with a dough scraper (or wet fingers) and gently pour onto a well-floured surface.
Here’s the fun part.
Fold in the ingredients you want to add. Here I’m using kalamata olives, roasted garlic and rosemary.
The roasted garlic adds so much flavor!
Load it up if you like. 🙂
Then using a dough scraper lift one side up and over.
Then lift the other side, being mindful to make sure dough is in between the filling, so the filling gets spread out in the final baked bread.
Then repeat, turning the dough horizontally, gently flattening it out again, just a little, and tri-folding, once more.
Lift it into a banneton, seam side up, pinching any seams closed.
If you don’t have a banneton, use a parchment-lined bowl, sprayed with a little olive oil.
Refrigerate one hour while you preheat the oven with your lidded dutch oven inside.
When ready to bake, here is an easy way to get the dough into the dutch oven. Cover the dough with parchment and flip onto the counter.
If you are an experienced baker feel free to flip the sourdough directly into the dutch oven, you actually dont “need” the parchment, we only use it here to make the dough easier to center.
Score, then bake!
Here I’m using a lame to score the bread! It makes it very easy.
If you’ve been baking a while, and plan on doing it more. Now is the time to treat yourself to a lame. It makes scoring fun!
Also, consider getting a Banneton.
Bake the rosemary bread in the 500F oven covered, remove the lid and continue baking until deeply golden and internal temp reaches 202-208F
So there you have it! How to add different ingredients to your sourdough bread. I’m sure you’ll come up with lots of variations and I can t wait to see them! Show me on Instagram tagging #feastingathome.
On the homefront: The leaves begin their gradual turning and the sun sinks down a little lower in the horizon creating the beautiful light I’ve come to love about the Northwest.
This week has been all about cozy slippers, making soup and baking bread. Truthfully, I’ve had some failures in the bread department. I won’t go into the nitty-gritty, but I am reminded that even if you’ve made bread hundreds of times, you still must pay attention.
Like life, there are endless possibilities for learning and the moment we think we’ve mastered it, life or in this case, loaves- or political events or COVID or whatever the thing is that rubs -comes along and shows us otherwise. At least it has been this way for me.
Perhaps being human means, each day I have the opportunity to learn a little more about that thing that keeps poking at me. And forgiving myself when I fail. Moving forward usually entails taking a few steps backward at times. And it’s ok.
More sourdough Recipes you may like!
- No-Knead Sourdough Bread
- Vegan Banana Bread
- Overnight Sourdough Waffles
- Sourdough Pancakes
- Sourdough Scones
- Sourdough Biscuits
- Sourdough Buns
- Sourdough croutons
Have a beautiful fall weekend and happy baking.
xoxo
Sylvia
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Rosemary Olive Sourdough Bread
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 loaf
- Category: bread, sourdough recipes,
- Method: baked
- Cuisine: northwest
- Diet: Vegan
Description
How to make Crusty Sourdough Bread, infused with rosemary, roasted garlic and olives that requires no kneading and rises overnight. Made with sourdough starter instead of yeast! Allow 10-14 hours rising time!
Ingredients
Basic Overnight Sourdough Bread
- 4 cups organic white bread flour (520 grams) see notes
- 2 teaspoons sea salt (12 grams)
- 1/3 cup sourdough starter (use after it has peaked) 90 grams
- 1 7/8 cup water (385 grams)
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- 3/4 cup chopped kalamata olives
- 2–3 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
- 1/2 cup roasted whole garlic cloves (optional but good)
- rice flour for dusting (or sub regular flour)
Instructions
- Read through and perfect the No-Knead Sourdough Recipe (watch the video there) I recommend not attempting this until you have mastered that recipe. 🙂
- Mix the dough: At night, in a large bowl, mix flour and salt together. In a small bowl, mix starter and water together using a fork. Pour the starter-water into the flour mixture and stir with a fork until relatively combined. Using a wooden spoon, or dough mixer, scrape sides and mix dough for one minute, incorporating all the flour. The dough will feel thick and heavy and shaggy. Just do your best to incorporate all the flour. If for some reason the dough will not incorporate all the flour, add a tablespoon of water at a time to get it incorporated. Cover with a damp kitchen cloth, wait 15 minutes and do 2 sets of stretch and folds, 15 minutes apart. See video.
- RISE: Let rise overnight on the counter 10-14 hours. 65F-70F is ideal. In the morning, the dough should have swelled, but not quite doubled. Do the poke test.
- Prepare your banneton dusting the banneton with rice flour and perhaps some olives and rosemary in the bottom ( which will end up being the top.) See notes for using a regular bowl.
- SHAPE: Using a wet dough scraper, or wet fingers, loosen the dough around the edges and pour it onto a well-floured surface. Treat the dough gently, flattening lightly with your fingertips into a rough rectangle about 1 1/2 inches thick. It need not be perfect. Sprinkle the olives, rosemary and garlic over the surface. Using the dough scraper, lift up one side, stretching just a bit up and over to the middle, then fold up the other side, like a tri-fold envelope. Turn the dough horizontally. Let the dough rest for 1 minute. Then repeat. Gently flatten with fingertips (it needn’t be as flat as the first time), then tri-fold. Pinch the seams closed and lift into the prepared banneton, seam side up.
- REST & PREHEAT Place dough in the fridge uncovered for 1 hour, while you preheat the oven to 500F (or 475F) with your lidded dutch oven inside.
- SCORE: Pull the dough from the fridge and have your lame (or sharp knife or razor blade) ready to score. Place a piece of parchment over the banneton and flip the dough, setting down on the counter over the parchment. Score 3/4 -1 inch deep at a 45-degree angle- basically wherever you want the dough to puff up. One slash is fine, or create a design.
- Pull the dutch oven from the oven, and close the oven door. Remove the lid, place the scored dough into the dutch oven lifting it by the corners of the parchment. (See notes) Quickly cover and place back in the oven.
- BAKE: Place in the middle of the oven for 20 mins with convection on, 25 minutes w/no convection (or 28 minutes at 450F). Remove lid and it should be puffed and just lightly golden. Lower heat to 450 F, continue baking 10-15 minutes until deeply golden and internal temp reaches 202- 208F. No pale loaves please, let them get golden!
- COOL: Remove from the dutch oven, let it cool 1 hour on a rack or tilted up on its side, before slicing so you don’t let the steam out and don’t smash it- be patient. This is the hardest part. 😉. Take a picture! Feel proud. You did it!
Notes
NO Banneton: Use a parchment-lined bowl, sprayed with spray oil. Place dough seam side down. Sprinkle with flour and some sliced olives or rosemary if you like. Or even something like Everything Spice would be good here.
FLOUR: Feel free to sub 1/2 cup of the white flour with rye, whole wheat or other whole grain. Using more may create a heavy loaf.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
Keywords: rosemary bread, rosemary sourdough bread, olive bread, sourdough recipes, overnight sourdough bread, no knead sourdough bread
Hi Sylvia,
Can I use regular bread flour not organic? Thanks.
yes, that should be fine!
Hi Sylvia, I made this using an ordinary bread flour and followed the rest. It was a life changer! The easiest sourdough I made in my life! Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe.
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Awesome Annie, glad this worked well for you!
Wow, just made this today and amazed myself! The only step I did different is that the garlic was pan fried instead. That’s probably the best sourdough bread I’ve ever made! Thanks so much for sharing 🤗
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Awesome Susan!
Hi Sylvia I made this bread and it is tastes excellent however there is still flour on the inside from the last step of mixing the rosemary, olives and garlic. Any suggestions?
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You mean after it was baked- there was flour on the inside that was unincorporated? I will adjust the recipe. 🙂
Excellent recipe I made few loaves and success every time, I wish I can post pictures.
Glad it worked for you!
It came out so beautiful. I wish I could upload a picture with my comment. I love everything about this recipe – it’s not overly complicated – it doesn’t require endless cycles of stretch and folds; it works well with my schedule (start at night, finish the next day but not too early in the day), and the bread turned out to be such a beauty. I followed all the instructions without having to alter anything. Thank you for this recipe!
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thanks Vera- glad it worked for you!
Love this bread. I sprinkled 1 tablespoon Herbe de provence and 125g chopped black olives over laid out dough. Followed instructions on folding and my olives were nicely layered in loaf.
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I’ve made this bread and it was excellent. My question is whether I can make the same dough but substitute dried cherries or cranberries and walnuts for the olives and rosemary. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work but thought I’d ask!
Also, I’m currently at a high altitude. Any changes I should make?
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yes, totally. I’ve found that high altitude requires longer baking. Perhaps add 3-5 minutes to initial bake time. Make sure when you take the lid off, bread is at 200F.
I love the recipe and videos but your site won’t print or let me save a pdf it gets unresponsive or crashes my computer. Only recipe site that does this.
Hummmm that is strange and frustrating. Can you tell me what browser you are using and what devise? Also Try clicking “print recipe” button at the top and see if that works. Sorry about that, I know how annoying that can be.
I can’t wait to make this! May I ask why you call for a starter past it’s peak and not at it’s peak?
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I find that if the starter is slightly “hungry” the bread rises better.
This bread is a winner and so gorgeous that I posted a photo on Instagram. Regarding adding the olives and rosemary during the tri-fold process: I think the recipe means that you fold it twice with HALF of the olive/rosemary mixture each time. Otherwise I think it would come out with the olives all in one place (as others have commented). This dough was so beautiful to work with – loved every step. I forgot to press “start” on my oven for an hour before baking and had already scored my bread when I realized that. Yikes! I put the scored bread back in the refrigerator (on the parchment bread) and preheated the oven for an hour. Whew, it still turned out great! This is an excellent recipe and I’ll make this again. Thank you Sylvia!
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Glad it turned out!
What size of Dutch Oven do you recommend?
4.5-5.5 quart. 🙂
Hey, I’ve been doing your basic dough recipy for ages now and comes up perfect every time (well if I look after my starter properly that is!) Thank you will try the olive bread today 😬
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Excellent recipe and incredibly explained, every single detail. Can not thank you enough. ♥️♥️
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Best bread I have ever made
my first sourdough bread. Your recipe and style of explaining in so much detail is incredible gift to us. Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe.
I made your no knead sourdough twice before I attempted this one. Delicious! I only added olives and rosemary though, no garlic. My only problem was the olive distribution. They all ended up just under the surface of the bread at the top of the loaf. I would like them to be more evenly spread about. Any suggestions? Could I mix them in the evening before, when doing all the stretching/ folding?
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Hi Grace, did you do the tri-fold method, 2 times? Yes, you could add them in the initial proof, I think that should be fine too. My only concern is that the additional salt from the olive could inhibit the starter a little, but I think it is worth at try. 😉
Hello Sylvia, I love your no-knead sourdough recipe and I would like to try this olive one next. What Kalamata olives should I use? In brine (glass jar) or in oil dressing? Not sure what to pick in my local supermarket. Thank you.
Either will work- I used a dry salty olive so if using brined, pat dry first.
Thank you Sylvia. I will try this tomorrow and let you know how it went.
This was spectacular. It was like ‘statement bread’. It made me look like a genius, like a pro.
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Haha! Love it!!!!
I really like your recipe but don’t have a Dutch oven. I wonder if this recipe would be a success if I were to bake the loaf on a stone at 450 F with a cast iron skillet beneath filled with boiling water? That is how I’ve baked other sourdoughs, and get a very crunchy crust.
I have only baked this in an enclosed dutch oven- so not sure how this would work. Of course, you are welcome to try. My guess is it would yield a flatter loaf? But give it a shot and let us all know!
I cooked many a successful sourdough in a turkey roasting pan with a lid. I now have a dutch oven and I see minimal difference.
Good to know! Thanks for the tip.
What are the grams of the starter and salt? Thanks looks yummy!
90 grams
I’m hooked on my Ozeri kitchen scale now! How many grams of starter is the one-third cup you refer to please? Been loving your No-Knead Sourdough recipe and videos. Also, I want to make baguette shaped loaves, but not sure how without an elongated shaped dutch oven. Can I do without? Would love to know your technique for that.
90 grams. I have a baguette recipe coming out soon! Still learning!
This looks delicious! Why do you use Rice Flour instead of regular flour for dusting?
I used a banneton ( basket) in this recipe- and rice flour does not stick, where regular flour does. 🙂
Question in your basic recipe you do the 2nd stretch and fold before it goes in the batton. In this recipe there is no second stretch and fold just the tri fold part. Please clarify that I don’t have to do the 2nd stretch and fold. Thank you. So looking forward to this recipe By starter is just rising and I am getting ready to make my dough.
Right, that is correct the tri-fold is the stretch and fold. 🙂
I tried making this bread. Mostly everything came out exactly as planned. The bread was delicious. One thing I’ll do differently the next time is not put any garlic at the bottom of the banneton. Sylvia did actually do this, and I didn’t realize it, and just used my rosemary + garlic + olive mix. All the garlic on the surface got burnt. I had a question. My rosemary + garlic + olive mix didn’t mix well into the dough. It was visible in one layer in the bread. I followed the recipe exactly. Not sure what was wrong, but next time, during shaping, when I put olives in the middle of the rectangle shaped dough, I’ll cover more to the edge.
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Hi Sam, yes, cover to the edge. Also, did you do the “envelope” tri-fold 2 times? If so, next time, try 3 times letting the dough rest for 10 minutes before the last tri-fold.
I made two loaves using the basic recipe last weekend. It turned out wonderfully and was delicious. I followed the directions, mostly, but used a 1/3 – 2/3 ratio of all purpose Einkorn flour and Einkorn wheat flour. Used a round banneton basket for the second rise. After three hours or so I scored the top and put it in a preheated dutch oven for 30 minutes at 500 degrees, then took the lid off and baked it another 12 minutes at 450. Each loaf was a beautiful burnished brown color. The crust was just hard and flakey enough leaving the crumb soft, chewy and nutty in flavor. The only thing I would change is that I would chop the roasted garlic in half next time rather than using whole cloves. Still wonderfully delicious.
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Hey there! I’m planning on making this tomorrow (starting the process tonight). Do you roast the garlics whole and then mince them up to be distributed In the dough? Thank you!
I roasted them whole and actually put them in whole- but feel free to put them in cut up.
Best bread ever! Added some pecorino- so tasty!
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I made this bread the other day and I think it was the best bread I’ve ever made! It was delicious and so beautiful. Thank you Sylvia for all of your amazing recipes. I love them all!
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I’ve been making sourdough bread for a couple of years now but am always a bit shy when adding anything to it. I used two cups of all purpose flour and two cups of a 60/40 bread blend. It had a good rise and crumb with a little bit of whole wheat goodness. I was worried that the rosemary might be a bit overpowering but it wasn’t at all. The bread had a savory mediterranean flavor. I definitely will be making this one again.
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Great to hear Trudy!
Love that you added the olives, garlic and rosemary while shaping the dough. The roasted garlic kept the structure – will have to try this soon. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! It has been years since I’ve baked bread, but I plan to start again, and will follow your advice about practice before tackling this recipe. But I have to say, I learned more in a few minutes just from looking at your photos and captions than I ever knew before, including about what a banneton was used for and how to more easily embed a few decorative and tasty ingredients in the top of a loaf. I so appreciate the time you take and your beautiful attention to detail in all of your posts. And that you make me want to bake and cook and learn more – thank you!
Awesome Terry! I hope you give it a go! It is so much fun baking bread- brings so much satisfaction.