Wednesday, 13 February 2008

Recipe: focaccia

Ingredints

1 cup warm water
1 1/2 teaspoon yeast
2 teaspoon sugar
3 sup flour
2 tablespoon olive oil (about)
1 1/2 teaspoon salt

for topping
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 - 5 tablespoon olive oil

Making

1. Add 1 cup water to sugar, then dissolve yeast, leave to stand until foamy about 10 min.
2. Meanwhile, mix 2 cups flour with 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt.
3. Add yeast mixture to flour mixture, stirring with a spatula.
4. Gradually add remaining 1 cup flour, when a ball starts to form, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, mix with hands until a plastic ball forms. May sprinkle flour when kneading. Ball is slightly sticky.
5. Put in a well-oiled bowl, cover and let rise for 1.15 - 1.30 hour. Insert index finger into dough, if the hole remains and the dough doesn't deflate, it is done first fermentation.

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