Beetroot and Olive Strudel

Instructions

1. Mix the fresh yeast with the sugar and lukewarm water and leave in jug for about 30 minutes.
2. Place the flour in a large mixing bowl. Add the yeast mixture.  Then add the oil gradually, kneading well for about 5 to 10 minutes and roll into a ball.  Cover with a little water around the ball, cover and leave to one side for a couple of hours.
3. Make the filling by placing the beetroots in a processor with the pitted olives and lime juice. Combine well. Place in a large mixing bowl with the shallots.
4. Preheat the oven to gas mark 180 degrees Celsius or if convention oven to 160 degrees.
5. Break the dough into four pieces. Shape the dough into a rectangle. Cover the surface of a board with flour and roll the dough out into a much larger rectangle around 11 inches in length. Cut the dough length ways to about 1.25-inch (about 3cm) strips.
6. Place the strips on another board. the filling along the bottom edge of the dough strips and roll the dough around the filling. Repeat this action and place on to a baking tray lined with baking paper.  Ensure that the baking tray is firstly lined with oil.
7. Baste the strudels with oil and allow to rest for an hour.
8. Bake the strudels in the oven for 20 minutes.
9. Serve as a snack or as a side dish or main.