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Focaccia

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g strong white bread flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 15 g fresh yeast or 1 sachet dried yeast
  • olive oil
  • 300-350 ml lukewarm water
  • coarse salt

Method
 

  1. In a bowl add the yeast, the sugar and flour and stir. Then add the salt and the water.
  2. Gently stir with your hand or a wooden spoon to form a dough then knead the dough for ten minutes.
  3. Return the dough to the bowl, cover and leave to rise until doubled in size, about 1 or 2 hours.
  4. Line a baking sheets with baking paper, spread a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Tip the dough out of the bowl into the baking tray.
  5. Flatten it onto a baking sheet, pushing to the corners, and press the tips of your fingers in the dough, then leave to prove for one hour.
  6. Preheat the oven to 220C/Gas 7.
  7. In a small bowl add 3 tbsp of water and 3 tbsp olive oil then mix until combined.
  8. Drizzle the dough with the oil mix, sprinkle with coarse salt then bake in the oven for about 20-30 minutes.