Cinnamon rolls
To make the tangzhong mix the water and flour on medium heat until it forms a paste.
Combine warm water, sugar and yeast in a large bowl. Allow to stand for 10 minutes until the yeast is activated.
Apple Olive Oil Cake
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Grease the cake pan with extra virgin olive oil only.
Mix the topping ingredients – sugar, cinnamon and apple slices – together in a bowl and set aside.
Mix the rest of the sugar with the eggs, vanilla, extra virgin olive oil and salt in a separate bowl. Whisk until light and fluffy.
Pasta with pesto tapenade and parmesan cheese
In a large bowl, mix the pesto tapenade, parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil and spices.
Add the cooked and drained pasta to the tapenade mixture and toss until coated.
Transfer to an individual serving dish and finish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of grated parmesan cheese.
Zaatar rolls
After preparing the dough, roll it out onto a floured surface.
Spread the zaatar paste and cut the rolls evenly.
Place them side by side in a pan and bake at 190 degrees Celsius for around 20 minutes.
Lime, yoghurt and olive oil cake
Preheat your oven to 180 deg C and grease a 22cm baking tin.
Mix the yoghurt, olive oil, juice and eggs until well combined.
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and lime zest.
Chocolate Olive Oil Spread
Melt the chocolate
Add the olive oil and cocoa powder
Stir to combine, making sure there are no lumps
Baked sweet potato chips
Preheat oven to 250 degrees
Rinse and dry your sweet potatoes and slice them as thin as possible.
Toss slices in a touch of olive oil to lightly coat, then sprinkle with salt.
Olivetrade exihibited in LDE in Lebanon
Olivetrade exhibited at Lebanese Diaspora Energy conference (LDE) that took place on 7th to 9th of June, 2019.
Christmas 2018- Gift of hope
In support of the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon, a pioneer in the free treatment of children with cancer that relies completely on donations, Olivetrade designed a special line of gift boxes where 20% of the proceeds was remitted to the CCCL’s cause.
“Mouneh” book
Barbara Massad lunched her new ” – Preserving Foods for the Lebanese Pantry – at Tawlet on saturday the 18th of November. it features the story of Youssef Fares producing high quality olive oil …A must have book!!!
Opening House of Zejd shop in Baino
Olivetrade opened its first retail shop “House of ZEJD” in Baino – Akkar, exhibiting to the local community as well as to the tourists its wide range of olive derivative products using local material resulting in a very traditional atmosphere.
Zejd featured in Aishti Magazine
Youssef Fares was featured in Aishti Magazine for the olive production in Baino, Akkar: The Golden Touch