Focaccia Please

One of the most beautiful things to make is homemade bread and the satisfaction of the perfect bite brings you back again and again. Focaccia it is today !

What you need:

• 3 cups 00 Italian Flour + 2 cups all purpose (a little extra in case.
• 2 cups warm water
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 1 packet active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon organic sugar
• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil

What you will do:

• Put the sugar & yeast into the warm water. Stir gently and let sit to activate in a warm area for at least 15 mins.
• Meanwhile add your flour, salt, 1/2 cup olive oil into a mixing bowl (I used a stand mixer with a bread hook). Now add in your yeast mixture and put on medium speed to incorporate all the ingredients (approx 5-6 mins)
• Now pull the dough out into a clean floured surface and knead approx 2 more times. Sprinkle with a little more flour if your dough is to sticky. Coat your mixing bowl with olive oil and put your dough back in the bow and cover with plastic wrap- now set aside in a warm dry area to let your dough rise for at least 1 hour or u til the size has almost doubled.
• Now get a hello roll Pan / cookie sheet and pour the second half cup into the pan. Put the risen dough into the pan and stretch out to fit the pan, now turn it over to coat the other side. Now super important! Take both panda and poke your fingers across the whole sheet right through, yes right through, this is what creates the scraggly bits or texture.
• Now put to the side and let rise again till it doubles and set the oven to 425 F

• Now liberally sprinkle coarse salt or Malden salt across the whole dough sheet and add any her you wish (I used fresh rosemary and drizzle with some more olive oil.
• Put in the oven fro between 25-30 minutes

• Now when it looks golden brown pull out and cool – cut with scissors & enjoy!

This will be heaven on earth and should t last long! If you need to you can always reheat to crisp up! Sever with olive oil and your favorite vinegar or just by itself. Buon Appetite ! You will make this again!