Sunday, March 2, 2014

Easiest Ever Foccacia Bread

 

foccacia

 

Bread often seems such a daunting thing to make – and requires so much planning- knead rise, knock back, rise.. by the time your bread is ready for the oven you are out of the mood completely !!

Well all that is at an end with this recipe which is oh so easy and you can have a hunk of this bread hot out of the oven in just 90 minutes.

This is a VERY wet mixture – don’t be worried you’ve done something wrong when you go to mix this- its supposed to be that way.

I hadnt made bread for months and since developing this recipe Ive made it about 4 times!!

I’ve topped this loaf in the example with parmesan and sea salt but I’ve made it topped with rosemary,  olives, pesto and just plain salt.

 

Easy Focaccia Bread


Ingredients

500 gms flour
1 ½ tspn sugar
2 tspn dried yeast
500ml warm water + ¼ cup
1 ½ tspn salt
3 T Olive Oil

 

METHOD
Mix first 3 ingredients in large bowl
Add 500ml water salt and olive oil and mix with hand
Knead in the bowl for 5 minutes ( its not really a true knead because the mixture is very wet- dont
be alarmed at how wet it is. Its supposed to be very sticky and wet)
After 5 minutes “kneading” add another ¼ cup of water and mix till combined.
Rise in warm place for an hour or until doubled in size
Preheat oven to 200 C
Pour dough into well oiled flat pan.
Brush top with oil and sprinkle with whatever toppings you wish , rosemary,olives rocksalt etc
Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden on top.

Great for dipping, but makes a wonderful slab type sandwich.

Cut in half horizontally and layer fillings – replace top and cut into slabs for a great yummy lunch.

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