Receta Recipe For Sourdough Focaccia
Sourdough Focaccia
Sometimes a favour turns into anything but. A friend of ours has 2 fox terriers. The bitch is 9 months old and when she was nearly due to come on heat we offered to look after their male dog while she was in the mating phase. This coincided with him going to hospital but before he went we discussed the arrangements. We were there the night before his operation having dinner and confirmed everything. So, when his wife realized the mating cycle had started she told her husband who then called us, asking us to please fetch the dog. Which we did on a Saturday evening. When we arrived the maid said she thought we should not take the dog, and his sister-in-law agreed. But our friend wanted us to take the dog as he did not feel that they would keep the bitch away from him. So, after much discussion the dog was put into my car – and my soul, did he stink! Like week old fish! My dogs would not go near him and frankly I didn’t want him near me either. We were home late, Dave was sick and the last thing I felt like doing was bathing him. In fact, I didn’t even start feeding my starter for this focaccia as I was so tired. So, we put a dog bed and water into the main house and left him to sleep there. The following morning we bathed him three times and once the smell was mostly gone we left him to do his own thing. He is petrified to go anywhere and slowly we got him to pop his head into the cottage. We have left him the big garden and access to the house so he is comfortable. And then, on Sunday night, the wife called, insisting we bring him home before we go to work on Monday morning! Like I have the time to drive up to their house which is in the opposite direction to my office? And against her husbands’ wishes! She didn’t call once during the day to see how he was and the maid whose main job is to walk the dogs didn’t come past. But a glass of wine later, she’s missing her dog so much! I feel sad for the dog who is clearly neglected as anyone who could allow a dog to stink so badly cannot really care about him. My sourdough starter is also mostly neglected. She gets fed once every two weeks, and then used for loaves that need very little attention. It’s basically because time has not been on my side lately. This sourdough focaccia needs 5 minutes of kneading and a lot of ignoring to be perfect.
- Olive And Tomato Sourdough Focaccia
- Sourdough Focaccia ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: an original recipe from Lavender and Lime
500g bread flour, plus extra for dusting 150g fed starter 100mls olive oil, divided 275g water 10g salt 30mls boiling water 9g salt 90g olives, patted dry 120g baby tomatoes, cut in half
Place the flour, starter, 50mls olive oil and the water into a stand mixer bowl Knead with a dough hook for 1 minute Add the salt and knead for a further 5 minutes, until the dough is soft Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes Place back into the bowl and cover Set aside to prove for 1 hour Make the salt water and set aside to cool Place the olives into the dough and mix in Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and stretch to shape Place onto a lined baking tray Prick the top with a knife and press the cut tomatoes into the dough Brush the salt water mixture onto the top of the dough Pour over the remaining olive oil Leave the dough to rise for 45 minutes Preheat the oven to 220° Celsius Bake for 40 minutes Once baked, remove from the oven and set aside on a wire rack to cool 3.2.2925
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For the month of April Rachael of pizzarossa and Sawsan of Chef in Disguise took us on a trip to Italy. They challenged us to try our hands at making focaccia from scratch
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I am passionate about regional, sustainable and seasonal produce. I live in Gordons Bay in a cottage with my husband, our three dogs, a tortoise and a fish. We are busy building a house which is an adventure all in itself. Each year we visit a new place to experience the food of the area.