Focaccia Bread
Ingredients
1 lb unbleached white
bread flour
7 g sachet yeast
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
4 tabs. olive oil + 275 ml hot
water
Topping
25 g black olives, cut and
stoned
Half a small onion, finely
chopped
1 tsp. dried rosemary
1 tsp. sea salt
Method
1] Sift and mix flour, yeast, sugar and salt.
Make well in the flour mixture.
Pour in the olive oil and water.
Mix well to form a dough.
2] Turn dough onto lightly-floured surface and knead for 10 mins. until
elastic and springy.
3] Place in a well-oiled bowl. Cover
with cling film and leave in a warm place for about 40 mins., until it has
doubled in size.
4] Knead again for a few minutes.
Spread out in a baking tray with your knuckles. Cover with a tea-towel and leave in a warm
place for 25 min.
5] Pre-heat the oven to 220°C / 425°F / gas 7.
6] Make deep dimples in the dough with knuckles. Drizzle olive oil
over surface. Sprinkle onion, rosemary
and salt over surface. Add olives.
7] Bake in centre of oven for 25 to 30 mins. until golden. Eat within the hour!