Bitta Bread with Olive: Cypriot Sister of Focaccia | With Onion, Halloumi Cheese and Mint!

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: canned olives

Green olives provide a similar flavor profile with less sodium.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits and is often more affordable.

Finely chop the normal onion.

Dice the halloumi cheese after washing it thoroughly.

Roughly chop the black olives after removing the seeds.

Add the chopped onions, halloumi, and black olives to the bread dough.

Add 150 grams of yogurt, 100 milliliters of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1 egg to the dough mixture.

Mix the ingredients roughly for about 30 seconds without fully incorporating them.

Grease a baking tray with olive oil.

Shape the dough irregularly on top of the baking tray, leaving holes for air.

Sprinkle sesame and nigella seeds on top of the dough.

Let the dough rise in a warm kitchen for about 15 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius without a fan.

Bake the bread on the bottom shelf for about 40 minutes, checking for doneness with a knife.

If the bottom is not done, bake for an additional 5 minutes.

Let the bread cool before serving.

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