Madonia Bakery Olive Bread

Tucked away on arthur avenue in the bronx new york city s real little italy is madonia bakery.
Madonia bakery olive bread. 1 cup cool water. The bread was full of thick chunks of sicilian olives and enjoyed it so much that i bought three loaves two for me and one for my brother and his family. Gamiello september 28 2019 great pignoli cookies and large variety of biscottis. Third generation baker jason lalima shows us how he makes olive bread his father s legacy and the shop s most famous item from scratch.
Make a well in the middle. Cup cool water. Almond biscotti of all kind pistachio chocolate chip is where it s at. See 71 unbiased reviews of madonia bakery rated 4 5 of 5 on tripadvisor and ranked 13 of 1 711 restaurants in bronx.
Don t come here on a diet. That is made with roast pork. Focaccia ciabatta all you knead is right here. Prepare to carb out.
Fresh bread baked daily. Madonia might be the only bakery in new york still producing traditional lard bread. Madonia brothers bakery has a wide selection of authentic italian amazingness. Whereas baking is classical music you can t deviate from the program says jason lalima who has been making his father s.
Madonia brothers bakery is an old school family run italian bakery on arthur avenue in the bronx known for fresh breads cannolis cookies and other pastries. Olive ciabatta from madonia bakery. For 100 years madonia bakery has been creating the most authentic delicious bread and cookies on arthur avenue an italian american institution in the bronx. Chocolate raisin olive cheese.
Cooking is like jazz because in cooking you can improvise all you want. This bronx italian institution has been baking bread for over a century including their signature olive bread using the same recipe and techniques as when they started back in 1918 when mario madonia arrived from sicily. Stopped into madonia bakery and bought their olive bread. I have to say it is probably the best olive bread i ve eaten this side of italy.
4 cups flour plus additional for kneading 1 teaspoon yeast or 2 teaspoons cake yeast 14 ounces cool water 1 2 teaspoon salt or use 1 espresso spoonful olive oil for greasing bowl. Upvote 1 downvote anthony s.