Sourdough Focaccia
Directions
- 1Bulk ferment and cold ferment the dough in dough bins.
- 2Pour olive oil onto parchment paper lined mini trays.
- 3Divide the dough into 550-gram portions and place them on the oil-coated liners in the trays, ensuring the dough is coated with oil top and bottom.
- 4Let the dough rise a second time until it fills the pan.
- 5Add toppings and seasonings and dimple the dough.
- 6Bake the focaccia in a home oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25 to 30 minutes, rotating halfway through.
- 7Once baked, let the focaccias cool for a few minutes on a cooling rack.
- 8Place the cooled focaccias into mini bread bags.
- 9Add labels to the top of the bags and instructions on the back.
Ingredients
- 525 g Flour
- 400 g Water
- 100 g Starter
- 40 g Honey
- 25 g Olive oil
- 10 g Salt
- 550 g Dough
Equipment
Dough binsMini sheet traysParchment paper linersOvenFood scaleCooling rackMini bread bags
Tips
- Rotate trays halfway through baking for even cooking.
- To avoid soggy bottoms, cool the focaccia on a cooling rack immediately after baking.
- The 1/8 sheet pans provide a better browned bottom compared to aluminum foil pans.
- Higher hydration dough results in airier focaccia.
- Use liners in the pans to minimize cleanup.
- For struggling with coil and folds or higher hydration dough, refer to Sourdough Enzo's YouTube video.
- Focaccias are great for gatherings.
- The recipe uses sourdough bulk ferment and cold ferment in dough bins.
- Dough portions are 550g for small focaccias in 1/8 sheet pans, and 1100g for large focaccias in 1/4 sheet pans.
- The focaccias are not greasy.
- Labels are placed on top of the packaging and instructions on the back.
- This process prevents soggy or oily bottoms that are not golden brown.
- This process also prevents using aluminum pans.
- The packaging allows customers to visualize the whole product easily.
- This recipe has been used for almost a year without tweaking ingredient proportions.
- The recipe for focaccia is very suitable for baking for many people, such as 130 women for events.