Mushroom Tapenade Pull-a-part Wreath

Yields6 Servings
 200 g mixed mushrooms, chopped
 1 tbsp olive oil
 2 cloves garlic, crushed
 fresh thyme leaves
  Pinch salt & pepper
 2 tbsp white wine
 2 tbsp kalamata olives, pitted
 1 tbsp capers, drained and rinsed
 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
Wreath loaf
 500 ml lukewarm water
 1 tbsp dried instant yeast
 1 tsp fine salt
 5 cups plain flour
 olive oil
1

Preheat oven to 180℃ and grease a ring cake tin. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic, thyme, salt and pepper and cook for 1-2 minutes until garlic has softened and is fragrant.

2

Add mushrooms to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes until softened. Add wine and continue to cook for a further 3-4 minutes until absorbed.

3

Transfer mushroom mixture to a food processor with olives, capers and parsley. Pulse until blended but slightly lumpy. Set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.

4

Place water and yeast in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine then allow to stand for 5 minutes in a warm place.

5

Add salt, flour and olive oil to the bowl. Mix to combine then remove from the bowl and knead on a lightly floured surface for 2 minutes. Alternatively, if you have a mix master with a dough hook, you may use this to knead the dough.

6

Transfer the dough to a clean, lightly oiled bowl. Cover with cling wrap or a clean tea towel and allow to prove for 30 minutes. The dough should double in size.

7

Knock the dough back by placing your fist in the centre of the dough to remove some of the air. Lay a piece of baking paper on the bench or chopping board. Transfer the dough to the paper and use your hands or a rolling pin to stretch the dough to a rectangle shape 5mm thick.

8

Spread the dough with the mushroom tapenade. Cut the dough into 4cm strips then fold the dough over itself in a concertina pattern. Place each folded stir in the greased cake tin with the folded edge facing upwards. Continue this with the remaining strips until the cake tin is filled.

9

Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden and cooked through. Allow to cool in the tin for 5-10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.

10

Serve warm with batter or additional mushroom tapenade.

Ingredients

 200 g mixed mushrooms, chopped
 1 tbsp olive oil
 2 cloves garlic, crushed
 fresh thyme leaves
  Pinch salt & pepper
 2 tbsp white wine
 2 tbsp kalamata olives, pitted
 1 tbsp capers, drained and rinsed
 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
Wreath loaf
 500 ml lukewarm water
 1 tbsp dried instant yeast
 1 tsp fine salt
 5 cups plain flour
 olive oil

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 180℃ and grease a ring cake tin. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic, thyme, salt and pepper and cook for 1-2 minutes until garlic has softened and is fragrant.

2

Add mushrooms to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes until softened. Add wine and continue to cook for a further 3-4 minutes until absorbed.

3

Transfer mushroom mixture to a food processor with olives, capers and parsley. Pulse until blended but slightly lumpy. Set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.

4

Place water and yeast in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine then allow to stand for 5 minutes in a warm place.

5

Add salt, flour and olive oil to the bowl. Mix to combine then remove from the bowl and knead on a lightly floured surface for 2 minutes. Alternatively, if you have a mix master with a dough hook, you may use this to knead the dough.

6

Transfer the dough to a clean, lightly oiled bowl. Cover with cling wrap or a clean tea towel and allow to prove for 30 minutes. The dough should double in size.

7

Knock the dough back by placing your fist in the centre of the dough to remove some of the air. Lay a piece of baking paper on the bench or chopping board. Transfer the dough to the paper and use your hands or a rolling pin to stretch the dough to a rectangle shape 5mm thick.

8

Spread the dough with the mushroom tapenade. Cut the dough into 4cm strips then fold the dough over itself in a concertina pattern. Place each folded stir in the greased cake tin with the folded edge facing upwards. Continue this with the remaining strips until the cake tin is filled.

9

Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden and cooked through. Allow to cool in the tin for 5-10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.

10

Serve warm with batter or additional mushroom tapenade.

Mushroom Tapenade Pull-a-part Wreath

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