Easy Focaccia

3h 35m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add flour and instant yeast to a bowl and give it a mix.
  2. 2Then add your lukewarm water, olive oil and salt.
  3. 3Mix well with a metal spoon and finish off scraping the sides with a spatula.
  4. 4Cover and rest 30 minutes.
  5. 5Wet your hands and begin four stretch and folds.
  6. 6Cover and another 30 minutes.
  7. 7Repeat the process for stretch and folds wetting your hands when necessary.
  8. 8Once you're done, wet your two fingers and place them underneath the dough.
  9. 9Pull the dough towards you and tuck the dough in, turn around and repeat.
  10. 10Rest 45 minutes.
  11. 11Rease your baking dish and cover in parchment paper.
  12. 12Once the dough is ready, add a bit of oil to the bottom of your dish and proceed to pour the dough out.
  13. 13With oiled hands, fold one end of the dough inwards, turn the dish around and do the other side.
  14. 14Turn 90 degrees and flip over.
  15. 15Gently stretch the dough from underneath.
  16. 16Cover and rest 45 minutes.
  17. 17With really oily hands you can start to dimple.
  18. 18Place your fingers inside and massage the dough until you see big bubbles forming.
  19. 19You can add some rosemary at this stage.
  20. 20Make sure you rub some oil in so it doesn't burn.
  21. 21Add some more olive oil and bake in a preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
  22. 22Cool on a wire rack and enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 650 g strong bread flour
  • 7 g instant yeast
  • 580 ml lukewarm water
  • 60 ml olive oil
  • 15 g salt
  • 1 olive oil
  • 1 rosemary
  • 1 salt

Equipment

bowlmetal spoonspatulabaking dishparchment paperwire rack

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