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How to Make the Best Olive Bread
A Savory Coffee Cake
A few years ago my wife, son, and I visited my cousins Andre and Lolo at their beautiful home in Six-Fours-les-Plages along the Mediterranean coast of France. I love slowing the pace of my normal life down to appreciate simple things like the sounds of cicadas chirping or trying to figure out whether it is hot enough to drop an ice cube into my pastis.
The highlight of the visit was when my cousin Lolo made her famous olive bread. This kind of olive bread is also called cake salé, or savory cakes. Think of a savory coffee cake. Most often the olives are paired with chunks of ham and shredded Gruyere cheese.
For years my son Beau has been begging me to try and make it but I could never find a recipe as good as Lolo’s until I discovered this one. Give this olive bread a try this week. Once you get the basic premise down you can try experimenting with different cheeses, oils, or even adding random ingredients that suit your tastes.
