I have always been fascinated with focaccia. It is an Italian flat oven baked bread similar to pizza dough in texture and taste. You can have this bread with a just a sprinkling of sea salt or use your imagination and go crazy with different topping i.e. olives, onions, tomatoes, oregano and the list goes on.
You can have this bread as a side dish, accompaniment to pasta or just by itself by dipping it in a concoction of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The choices are endless.
Yields1 ServingPrep Time1 hrCook Time25 minsTotal Time1 hr 25 mins
Ingredients
For focaccia bread
160gAll purpose flour
½cupWater
3gDry active yeast
2tbspOlive oil
½tspSalt
½tbspSugar
Infused oil
¼cupOlive oil
1Cove garlic crushed
½tspRed chilli crushed
Mixed herbs of your choice
Method
Focaccia
1
Mix all the ingredients for the focaccia together.
2
Knead well till you get a supple and somewhat sticky dough.
3
Roll the dough in oil and set in a covered bowl until doubled.
4
Gently shape the dough into a circle or rectangle onto a greased cookie sheet.
Prepare infused oil by mixing all ingredients of infused oil and let it rest for 25 minutes.
5
Cover and set aside for about 10 minutes. Now dimple the dough with your fingers (These dents are going to hold all the lovely oil you have been infusing)
6
Tuck in little olives or any toppings of your choice.
7
Sprinkle a little sea salt on the surface of the focaccia and drizzle with the herb infused oil.
8
Pre-heat your oven to 200 C and slip in your focaccia to bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Mix all the ingredients for the focaccia together.
2
Knead well till you get a supple and somewhat sticky dough.
3
Roll the dough in oil and set in a covered bowl until doubled.
4
Gently shape the dough into a circle or rectangle onto a greased cookie sheet.
Prepare infused oil by mixing all ingredients of infused oil and let it rest for 25 minutes.
5
Cover and set aside for about 10 minutes. Now dimple the dough with your fingers (These dents are going to hold all the lovely oil you have been infusing)
6
Tuck in little olives or any toppings of your choice.
7
Sprinkle a little sea salt on the surface of the focaccia and drizzle with the herb infused oil.
8
Pre-heat your oven to 200 C and slip in your focaccia to bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
