Kalamati Olive Bread

Sorry it's been a few days since I've posted.  I haven't been around or cooking.  Tonight I made an amazing bread.  You know how I love bread!!!  It's a simple bread to make and delicious to eat.  If you love olives you will love this bread.  It's made with chopped kalamati olives drizzled with olive oil to add crispness to the crusty.

 Ingredients:
3 Cups of Bread Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp of Dry Active Yeast
12 oz of chopped Kalamati Olives
1 1/2 Cups of Cold Water

 Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl until the dough is uniform and sticky.  Cover and set aside for 12 to 16 hours.  Turn the dough out on a floured surface and fold dough over twice and form the dough into a loaf shape on a floured cloth.  Cover and let rise for 2 hours.  At the 1 1/2 hour point put the 3.5 quart oval enameled cast iron pot on the oven to preheat to 475 degrees.  I used a Le Creuset 3.5 quart oval pot so the loaf comes out oval and not round for this bread.  After the pot has been in the oven for 1/2 hour remove and gentle place the dough in the pot.  Be very careful it is super hot.  Drizzle the dough lightly with olive oil and cover.  Put back in the oven on the bottom 1/3 rack and cook for 30 minutes with the lid on.  Uncover after 30 minutes and continue cooking for 20 more minutes.  Remove from the oven and turn out the bread onto a cooling rack.  Let stand for 15 to 20 minutes before cutting into the loaf.  Enjoy!!!!!