Caramelized Tomato, Pesto & Feta Bread

Melty cheese, salty feta, and caramelised tomatoes all baked to perfection! This bread comes together so effortlessly with a bread maker - knead, rise, bake, done!

By @melies_kitchen

Original recipe source

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 200 g ripe cherry tomatoes
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp instant active yeast
• 2.75 cups plain or high grade flour
• 2 tsp caster sugar
• 1.5 tsp fine table salt
• 75 g store-bought basil pesto
• 100 g tasty cheese, grated
• 25 g Parmesan, finely grated
• 125 g feta cheese
• 1 sprig rosemary

Instructions

1. Prepare the caramelised tomatoes by cutting 1 punnet (200g) of ripe cherry tomatoes in half.
2. Pick leaves from 1 sprig of rosemary.
3. Drizzle the tomatoes with 1 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.
4. Prepare the bread by combining 1 cup (250ml) of lukewarm water with 2 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.
5. Add 1 tsp of instant active yeast to the mixture.
6. Mix in 2 ¾ cups (400g) of plain or high grade flour, 2 tsp of caster sugar, and 1 ½ tsp of fine table salt.
7. Add 75g of store-bought basil pesto to the mixture.
8. Mix in 100g of tasty cheese, grated, and 25g of Parmesan, finely grated.
9. Crumble 125g of feta cheese into the mixture.
10. Optionally, pick leaves from another sprig of rosemary and add to the mixture.