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Pesto Flower Pot bread

April 26, 2016 by GG 25 Comments

Pesto Flower Pot Bread

Pesto Flower Pot Bread

Shiny golden domed tops and an aroma of garlic and olive oil are the signature of these wonderful soft pesto stuffed olive oil loaves.  The rich dough is wrapped around generous spoonfuls of fragrant pesto which infuses the bread with parmesan saltiness.  A soft warm loaf pops out of these pots, moist and aromatic, a definite showstopper.

Pesto Flower Pot Bread

Pesto Flower Pot Bread

For this recipe I used 14  New 8cm, 3 inch terracotta pots.  It’s easy to season the pots, preheat the oven  200c, 180c fan assisted, gas mark 6, 425f.  Oil the inside of each pot and place on an oven tray, I put them in a muffin tin to stop them falling over. Bake in the oven for 25 mins and then allow to cool. Keep these pots for baking and they will get increasingly seasoned each time you use them.

RECIPE

Pesto Flower Pot Bread

5.0 from 8 reviews
Pesto Plant Pot bread
 
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Prep time
2 hours
Cook time
25 mins
Total time
2 hours 25 mins
 
golden dome topped, fragrant pesto bread.
Glamorous Glutton: Glamorous Glutton
Recipe type: Bread
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 14
Ingredients
  • 14 New 8cm, 3 inch terracotta plant pots
  • 500g Strong white flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 7g Dried yeast
  • 300mls water at room temperature
  • 100mls Extra virgin olive oil
  • oil and butter for seasoning and greasing the pots
  • 200g Pesto
  • 1 Egg, beaten
Method
  1. Put the flour and salt into a large bowl and mix together. Add the dried yeast and mix again.
  2. Pour the oil into the water. Make a well in the centre of the flour and gently add the liquid.
  3. Using your hands or a wooden spoon mix the four into the water gradually taking the flour from the sides until its all combined. It might seem a bit dry at this stage.
  4. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5-7 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic..
  5. Oil the bowl and place the dough into it cover with plastic wrap and place somewhere warm to rise for about 2 hours - until it has doubled in size.
  6. Meanwhile grease the terracotta pots with butter and set on one side.
  7. Once the dough has risen, do not knock back but divide into 14 equal portions.
  8. Dough spread with pesto
  9. Flatten each portion out to a roughly round shape and put a teaspoon of pesto onto the centre. Gather up the edges like a little pouch and press together, then place into the prepared pot. Repeat for all 14. If your pots are narrow at the base, you may have to squeeze the dough to fit. The dough will fill ⅔ of the height of the pot.
  10. Set aside again to rise for 1 and ½ hours.
  11. Preheat the oven 220c, 200c fan, gas mark 7, 425f
  12. Once risen brush the top with beaten egg and place on a middle shelf of the oven to bake for 10 minutes, then turn the oven down to 200c, 180c fan, gas mark 6, 400f, for a further 20 to 25 minutes until the tops are golden brown.
  13. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool down. The pots will be very hot initially.
  14. Serve warm or cold
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Filed Under: Baking, Bread, Herbs, Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: Bread Recipe, Bread Rolls, dinner party, flower Pot Bread, Occasion Bread, Olive Oil Bread, Party Rolls, Pesto, Pesto Bread, Plant Pot Bread, recipe, Stuffed Bread, Terracotta Pot Bread, Vegetarian.

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Comments

  1. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    April 26, 2016 at 8:39 am

    I love those flower pots!! And of course the bread looks sensational!

    Reply
    • GG says

      April 26, 2016 at 9:55 am

      Thanks Angie, the pots are from Anthropologie, they always have lovely home stuff as well as fashion. GG

      http://www.anthropologie.com/uk/en/category/new+in/home-newarrivals.jsp?cm_sp=TOPNAV-_-HOME-_-NEWARRIVALS#/

      Reply
  2. Felicity Kayne says

    April 26, 2016 at 10:19 am

    Those pots are so cute! What a difference a little presentation makes 🙂

    Reply
    • GG says

      May 1, 2016 at 3:41 pm

      It was seeing the pots that made me think of making the bread. GG

      Reply
  3. Coffee and Crumpets says

    April 26, 2016 at 12:07 pm

    GG! Love, love these little pots! They are so beautiful! Love the gorgeous bread too, the way it pops over the top. The flavours are wonderful too, I love pesto.

    Reply
    • GG says

      May 1, 2016 at 3:42 pm

      Me too, I love pesto and all its variations., the pots are from Anthropologiw. GG x

      Reply
  4. Nancy | Plus Ate Six says

    April 26, 2016 at 12:16 pm

    What beautiful pots! Gorgeous idea GG I bet they make a real impression when they are placed on the table.

    Reply
    • GG says

      May 1, 2016 at 3:55 pm

      I love the pots, they were the inspiration for the recipe. GG

      Reply
  5. cheri says

    April 26, 2016 at 11:08 pm

    Hi GG, you are right these are indeed showstoppers. The little flower pot breads are so creative.

    Reply
    • GG says

      May 1, 2016 at 3:56 pm

      Thanks Cheri, a few seeds on top would be good too. GG

      Reply
  6. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says

    April 28, 2016 at 1:20 pm

    I haven’t made these in a while. I made poppyseed breads and they were such a nice novelty coming out of the pots!

    Reply
    • GG says

      May 1, 2016 at 3:57 pm

      I love poppyseed bread, perfect flower pot treats. GG

      Reply
  7. Anna @ shenANNAgans says

    April 30, 2016 at 8:17 am

    Beautiful… and delicious too. I adore those flower pots, they are stunning, where does one find some? And the pesto bread, fabulous idea, ive got jars and jars of the stuff and had run out of ways to use it. Digging the creativity!

    Reply
    • GG says

      May 1, 2016 at 3:58 pm

      Thanks Anna. The pots are from Anthropologie. They have wonderful things in their kitchen and dining area. GG

      Reply
  8. Daphne Goh says

    April 30, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    Love your pretty terracotta pots and nice photos. I have never made bread in pots, will have to try making a gluten free version of these delicious bread. 🙂

    Reply
    • GG says

      May 1, 2016 at 4:26 pm

      Thank you Daphne. I’m sure a gluten free version would work but you might have to fill the pots a little more as it doesn’t rise as much. GG

      Reply
  9. Prateek says

    April 30, 2016 at 6:32 pm

    Wow, what a lovely way of presenting the bread!Love the concept, never tried this before but it can be a great project!!

    Reply
    • GG says

      May 1, 2016 at 4:29 pm

      Thanks, It’s perfect as a showstopper. GG

      Reply
  10. Hotly Spiced says

    May 3, 2016 at 2:32 am

    What a lovely idea and these have turned out so well. I do love pesto. I can imagine that while these are cooking they would put a wonderful aroma through your kitchen xx

    Reply
  11. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says

    May 5, 2016 at 9:37 am

    I need both the pots and the bread. I looooooooove the pots.

    Reply
  12. Sally - My Custard Pie says

    May 5, 2016 at 5:36 pm

    Damn – an excuse to visit Anthropologie…very dangerous!

    Reply
  13. Nayna Kanabar says

    May 5, 2016 at 8:50 pm

    What beautiful bread, I am sure your kitchen must have smelt heavenly and oh yes I can’t keep my eyes of the pots they are beautiful.

    Reply
  14. stuart says

    May 5, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    How cute are these? The flavours look so tempting too

    Reply
  15. Marcelle / A Little Fish in the Kitchen says

    May 29, 2016 at 3:52 am

    I find all kinds of freshly baked bread irresistible and these are so pretty in those cute pots! With the ingredients in your recipe, I’m certain these are amazing 🙂

    Reply
  16. Fiona Maclean says

    May 22, 2017 at 8:11 pm

    I’m not sure which I love most – the idea of the pesto bread or those ultra cute flowerpots! Next time we meet I’ll be pestering you to find out where they came from!

    Reply

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