Recipes
Focaccia bread
November 09, 2015
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Ingredients
- 500 grams bread flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoon oil
- 30 grams instant dried yeast
- 360 millilitres lukewarm water, to mix
- 60 grams oregano/rosemary, for topping
- Oil, for topping
- Salt, for topping
Directions
- Sift the flour and salt into a fairly large bowl.
- Add the oil and yeast and mix well. Add enough water to form a soft dough.
- Cover and leave in a warm place to rise.
- When it has risen, knead the dough again for a couple of minutes and roll it out to 2.5 cm (1 in) thick.
- Grease a flat baking tray and place the rolled dough on it. Press fingertips lightly into the dough. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with oregano/rosemary.
- Bake in a hot oven at 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6 for 20 minutes or until top is golden.
- *Variations: olives and sun-dried tomatoes can be mixed into the flour.
