This recipe is from Rachel Allen,as you know I have posted some of her recipes especially baking recipes..This is one of them,I have made little changes to this recipe..Foccacia is a italian flat oven baked bread flavoured with olives,olive oil and herbs,similar to pizza but not consider to be the same.It is very ideal for breakfast or as snack with tea or coffee..
Ingredients
Olive Oil for greasing and to sprinkle on top
Plain flour-450gms
Bicorbonate of soda-1tsp
Salt-1tsp
Grated cheddar cheese-1/4cup
Buttermilk-400 ml
Black olives,chopped-1tbsp
Sundried tomatoes,chopped-1tbsp
Crystal sea salt -1/2tsp
Garlic,finely chopped-1tbsp
Rosemary-1/2tsp(i used dried one you can use fresh)
Method:
Preheat an oven to 230c.
Brush a swiss roll tin or baking tray generously with olive oil.
Sieve the plain flour and the soda into a big bowl.
Add the salt,1/4cup of grated cheese and mix with your hands.
Make a well in the centre, pour in most of the buttermilk, and with one hand stiff and
your fingers spread out like a claw, start mixing in a full circle once the butter milk has
gone in. Keep mixing like this until you have a soft dough
Do not knead it but work it very gently to bring it together.
Transfer to a floured surface and roll it out and transfer it to the oiled tray.
Brush the top with some more oil and sprinkle the sea salt ,dried herb,olives,garlic and sundried tomatoes.
Put it in the oven and cook for 18-25 mins, depending on how thick it is.
Turn the oven down to 200c after 10 mins.
When cooked, it should feel firm in the centre and become golden brown.
Transfer it to a wire rack and cool for a couple of mins, then cut it into squares and serve..
wow the foccacia looks beautiful and delish !
ReplyDeleteFocaccia looks perfect..love the flavor of those ingredients in it..yum!
ReplyDeletelovely focaccia bread... the ingredients are just so flavouful... It is a heavenly blend...
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this looks very tempting!Sounds simple, bookmarking it.
ReplyDeleteVery delicious and healthy bread, great clicks too...
ReplyDeleteA relatively easy procedure and looks great!
ReplyDeleteLooks perfectly baked:)
ReplyDeleteGreat looking focaccia, beautifully baked..
ReplyDeletelooks perfect n yummy.
ReplyDeleteHi Leena, thanks for sharing award..Very tempting focaccia...looks so delicious.
ReplyDeletewow...one of my fav dish...suuuuuuuuuuuper..
ReplyDeleteTasty appetite
I liked the idea of making foccasia without yeast and the recipes are really interesting.
ReplyDeletealways wanted to try baking a foccasia.... will try and get back to you
ReplyDeleteThe food in those photos looks amazing, I am literally getting hungry right now.
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