Yes, it is possible to make the perfect focaccia at home! After all, the greatest difficulties for those who try to venture into this recipe are precisely in the preparation details. That is, the focaccia itself requires little cooking skill and easy-to-find ingredients!
Of Italian origin, this bread has a flattened shape, reminiscent of toast. The focaccia is usually covered in coarse salt, olive oil, and rosemary, but it can be served and topped with a variety of toppings. For example, adding tomato and parmesan is delicious!
Thinking of helping you get your hands dirty, the Cooking Guide has listed 3 tips for preparing the perfect focaccia! Furthermore, at the end of this text you will find the traditional recipe for focaccia with rosemary and rock salt, all to be savoured! To watch!
3 tips for making a perfect focaccia
Pay attention to the preparation of the dough
When preparing the focaccia it is necessary to choose how the dough will be prepared. You have to wonder if the dough will be kneaded or not! The kneading is a moment in the preparation of all types of bread in which it is necessary to dedicate oneself to manipulating the dough, to give it the ideal elasticity. To do this, count on the help of a spoon and use it as much as possible when mixing the ingredients, until the dough “detaches” from the container without problems.
Then, sprinkle some flour on your hands and the support surface. Then roll out the dough and fold it over itself several times until you feel it become elastic. This activity usually takes up to 15 minutes. In this way the dough will be able to retain all the air and will be soft and spongy.
Respect the rest time
On the other hand, if you don’t want to knead the dough, let it rest in the fridge for 12 hours. The fermentation process will be completed without difficulty. In fact, you can even leave it on longer if you want. The important thing is that the dough does not stay in the fridge for more than 36 hours so as not to collapse and lose the necessary leavening strength when it goes into the oven.
Don’t be afraid to dare!
It’s exactly what you read: don’t be afraid to create the combinations you prefer! The traditional focaccia is made with sea salt, olive oil and rosemary, but it is possible to create delicious and unusual versions, full of flavors and details. It is possible to incorporate basil, olives and Parmesan; or zucchini with fine herbs, or tomato sauce and pesto.
Also, to be a little more daring, how about including chicken with ricotta or caramelized onions with cheese? So start from the basics with the traditional focaccia recipe and let yourself be amazed! To watch:
Unmissable recipe for focaccia with rosemary and rock salt
Weather: 50min (+45min rest)
Performance: 1 portion
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients:
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon dry yeast
- 1/2 cup hot water (tea)
- 2 1/2 cups (tea) wheat flour
- 1/4 cup olive oil (tea)
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- Olive oil for greasing and dressing
- sprigs of rosemary and coarse salt for dusting
- Peppercorns to decorate
Method of preparation:
- In a bowl mix the sugar, yeast, water and 2 tablespoons of wheat flour.
- Leave to rest for 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, add the olive oil, salt and mix until you obtain a homogeneous mixture.
- Add the remaining flour, a little at a time, until you get a slightly sticky dough.
- Immediately after, cover and let stand for another 20 minutes or until doubled in volume.
- Coat a medium rectangular shape with olive oil and spread the dough on the bottom of the shape.
- Leave to rest for another 15 minutes.
- Make holes with your fingertips, insert a sprig of rosemary into each cavity, sprinkle with coarse salt and drizzle with olive oil.
- Place in a medium, preheated oven for 30 minutes or until cooked through and lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven, wait for it to cool down and, if desired, sell, decorating with peppercorns.
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