This was another loaf with disastrous beginnings. I used some vegetable smoothie (carrot, garlic, beet green, red pepper, celery, lemon, cucumber, quinoa, green tea) as part of the liquid in the sponge. In the dough, I added kalamata and green olives.
I rolled the dough out into a lovely, perfect rectangle, sprinkled it with the olive chunks, rolled into a tidy bundle, and put in into a warm oven for its second rising.
In my haste to create a delicious loaf, I forgot that this was actually only the first rise. And I forgot about my oven ooze from just a couple days before. So once again, I woke up to a bread dough mess, but this one was much worse since the dough worked its way out of the pan and all over the racks and element.
Though it was a mess, I thought I should try to save the dough, so I scooped what was left from the pan, kneaded, and put it back in the cast iron loaf pan to rise at room temperature while I was at work.
I threw it in the oven when I got home, still dubious that it would turn out. Amazingly, it made bread! And it tasted a little like pizza!
