Greek country style bread

Name: Greek country style bread
Cuisine: Greek, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 6 cups all purpose flour; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp salt; 2 packets instant dry yeast; 1/3 cup olive oil; 3.5 cups warm water

10 steps

Greek country style east no kneading bread! The will make you feel like you’re in a Greek village, after this recipe you will never buy again, is better than a store bought!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:42:55 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories3445.8 kcal (172%)

Total Fat83.3 g (119%)

Carbs583.9 g (225%)

Sugars14.5 g (16%)

Protein77.4 g (155%)

Sodium6993.1 mg (350%)

Fiber20.2 g (72%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

6 cupsall purpose flour

1 Tbspsugar

1 Tbspsalt

2 packetsinstant dry yeast

⅓ cupolive oil

3 ½ cupswater

warm

Instructions

Step 1

- into a large bowl add the flour, the sugar and the yeast and mix very well with your hands and at same time fluffen the flour too

Step 2

- then add the salt and mix again

Step 3

- then add the warm water and the olive oil and mix with your hands or a wooden spatula

Step 4

- a sticky dough will be formed, then start punching the dough with your fist for about 5’ mins and the dough will become very elastic, smooth and sticky at the same time and this exactly what we want

Step 5

- sprinkle with some olive oil and cover with plastic wrap and let rest and double the size for about 2-2 1/2 hours

Step 6

- then flour the counter top and pour the dough over

Step 7

- start shaping it by folding the sides, first one side and then the opposite

Step 8

- transfer the dough into a Dutch oven with parchment paper, cover and bake for 35’ mins at 450F (230C)

Step 9

- then uncover and keep baking uncovered for about 20-25’ more minutes

Step 10

- when is ready place it over a rack covered with a kitchen towel and let rest for about 30’ minutes