Stuffed bread from Komiža | Komižka Pogača

I first tried this bread when I was in sleepy little hamlet of Komiža on the Dalmatian island of Vis, and while I loved it then, I kinda loved making it more. For those of you who don't know, pogača is a type of flat bread that you can have plain or filled.

On Vis island there are two of these stuffed/filled breads available - one from Vis Town (yes, the town and the island have the same name - original!) which has no tomatoes, the other (this one) from Komiža (town on the other side of the island) has tomatoes.

I figure if you can choose to have tomatoes, then go with the tomato recipe. Regardless of which one you choose, this bread is the everyday snack of the island. Cut up into squares or triangles it's the snack that you run up from the beach to eat or the after-drinking-I-need-to-eat-something treat.

It's also great for a Sunday afternoon snack or for a picnic, but I do prefer it warm rather than completely cold.

This was my first time using dried yeast. I've had so many problems with normal yeast that I tried this one because it seemed a lot easier...and it was! No need for extra time and warm milk etc, this was fast and simple and it rose really well which I loved. Instant dry yeast gets my tick of approval.

I highly recommend this recipe, although with the anchovies and olives it can get a bit too salty. You could maybe half the amount of olives used? But I do love the salt (ha! Croatian background). This is a great recipe served cold for a picnic, or served warm straight out of the oven with a crisp leafy green salad.

Let me know if you tried it and how it went!

Dobar Tek! Zivjeli! (Bon Appétit! Cheers and let's live!)