Pink Focaccia with Cherry Tomatoes

Name: Pink Focaccia with Cherry Tomatoes
Ingredients: A few cherry or grape tomatoes; as needed Extra virgin olive oil,; as needed Salt,; For the dough:; 3 1/3 cups Caputo 00 flour (about 400 grams); 2/3 cup fine semolina flour (about 100 grams); 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (about 8 grams); 2 tablespoons lard (about 30 grams); 1/2 tablespoon salt; as needed Extra virgin olive oil,; 1 1/4 cups beet juice (about 300 ml)

Lacucinaazzurradifrancesca @francesca_lupinetti

Riva Ligure

Pink Focaccia with Cherry Tomatoes, made with beet juice and lard! A beautiful, soft, and flavorful focaccia! Give it a try!

Lacucinaazzurradifrancesca @francesca_lupinetti

Riva Ligure

Pink Focaccia with Cherry Tomatoes, made with beet juice and lard! A beautiful, soft, and flavorful focaccia! Give it a try!

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Ingredients

A fewcherry or grape tomatoes
as neededExtra virgin olive oil,
as neededSalt,
For the dough:
3 1/3 cupsCaputo 00 flour (about 400 grams)
2/3 cupfine semolina flour (about 100 grams)
2 1/2 teaspoonsactive dry yeast (about 8 grams)
2 tablespoonslard (about 30 grams)
1/2 tablespoonsalt
as neededExtra virgin olive oil,
1 1/4 cupsbeet juice (about 300 ml)

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Steps

1

First, blend 1 pound (about 500 grams) of sugar beets with 1/3 cup (100 ml) water. Once blended, strain through a fine mesh sieve. You will only use the juice for this recipe; discard the pulp. You’ll need 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) of juice. With this amount, I got about 2 cups (500 ml).
In a bowl, add both flours in a mound, the yeast, and a little beet juice. Start mixing the yeast with the beet juice.
2

When well combined, add the lard and continue kneading.
Once the lard is incorporated, gradually add more beet juice, then add the salt.
Keep kneading with the beet juice until all the flour is incorporated.
3

Form a smooth, even dough ball. Drizzle a little olive oil on the bottom of the bowl and place the dough ball on top. Score a cross on the surface and sprinkle with a little flour.
Cover with a lid or plastic wrap, then wrap the bowl in a blanket and let rise in the turned-off oven for 6 hours.
4

After this time, take one quarter of the dough. The other three quarters can be used for another recipe.
5

In a round baking pan lined with parchment paper, drizzle a little olive oil and spread out the dough.
Wash and dry the tomatoes, cut them in half, and arrange them on the focaccia as you like. Sprinkle with salt and drizzle with olive oil.
Let rise in the turned-off oven for 2 hours.
6

After this time, drizzle with more olive oil and bake at 430°F (220°C) on the lower rack for 15 minutes, then for another 5-8 minutes on both upper and lower heat. These times are approximate!
7

Your Pink Focaccia with Cherry Tomatoes is ready!
8

Serve and enjoy!