Receta Focaccia (Italian Flat Bread)
A basic focaccia recipe easy to make. Serve with any number of entrees, salads, soups, use as sandwich bread or as a base for a variety of focaccia toppings. Recipe will serve 8 conservatively but who stops at one conservative serving of homemade focaccia? Better double the recipe and be sure you'll have enough! The dough setting of a bread machine makes quick work of this bread, but it’s not necessary. The batch in my photos was mixed up by hand.
Tiempo de Prep: | Italian |
Tiempo para Cocinar: | Raciónes: 8 Servings |
Va Bien Con: Italian entrees, soups, stews, chowders, salad, antipasto, wine, cheese, herbs, garlic
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- In a large bowl combine 1 cup of the flour, yeast and salt; stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil and the warm water. Beat with electric mixer about 2 minutes or a wooden spoon about 3 minutes until well combined.
- With wooden spoon, add in 1 cup more of the flour and stir to form a ball of dough; turn out on lightly floured bread board and knead several minutes until a smooth ball of dough forms, adding just enough of the remaining 1/2 cup flour to prevent sticking.
- Place dough in greased bowl, turning to coat top; cover with clean towel and allow to rise in warm place for 60-90 minutes or until doubled in size. Punch dough down, and work it to remove excess air bubbles. Cover and rest it 10 minutes.
- Generously oil a 9" x 12" bakerâs quarter sheet pan, or 10" or 12" pizza pan.
- Place dough in pan, pressing and stretching dough evenly with oiled fingers to fill pan. Dimple dough with fingers or use a fork and pierce at 1-inch intervals. Drizzle lightly with olive oil.
- Cover and let rise 45 minutes or until double. Bake in a preheated oven at 450 degrees about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.