Bread machine Focaccia

Panda.s
Panda.s @cook_3715208
London/ Essex Border. U.K.

Nice on its own or for dipping in flavoured oils & vinegars, really good for soaking up sauces from stews etc

Bread machine Focaccia

Nice on its own or for dipping in flavoured oils & vinegars, really good for soaking up sauces from stews etc

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Ingredients

120 mins
8 servings
  1. Topping:
  2. 1 tbspolive oil
  3. Topping of your choice, see step 7
  4. For loaf:
  5. 1 1/4 cupwater
  6. 1 tbspolive oil
  7. 3 cupstrong /bread flour
  8. 1/2 tspsalt
  9. 1 tspgranulated sugar
  10. 1 tspeasy blend /quick yeast

Cooking Instructions

120 mins
  1. 1

    Pour water and 1 tablespoon olive oil into bread pan

  2. 2

    Sprinkle over fĺour, covering the liquid, in separate corners, place the sugar, salt & yeast. Set machine to dough or basic and press start. If your machine places flour in first, reverse order of wet and dry ingredients.

  3. 3

    Lightly oil a 12 inch pizza pan or baking sheet, when dough cycle has finished remove dough and place on a floured surface. Dough should be quite soft.

  4. 4

    Knock back the dough. Add drops of water if too dry or sprinkle with flour if too wet..Form into a ball.

  5. 5

    Roll or knead out to fit pan, place in pan & cover with oiled clear/ cling film, put in a warm place for 20 minutes & allow to rise.

  6. 6

    Preheat oven to 200C/ 400°F, uncover risen loaf and make dimples all over with your finger tips, re-cover & leave in warm place for 10-15 minutes until doubled in size..

  7. 7

    Remove film and sprinkle wth topping of your choice, e.g sliced onion, sea salt, sesame seeds, or sun dried tomatoes, a good choice is New York steak spice, drizzle with olive oil... Experiment and have fun !

  8. 8

    Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown & loaf sounds hollow when tapped on bottom. Remove from pan & place on wire rack to cool slightly. Best served warm.

  9. 9

    Enjoy

  10. 10

    Loaf in photo topped with black & white sesame seeds

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Panda.s
Panda.s @cook_3715208
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London/ Essex Border. U.K.
When I left school I trained as a chef,worked in 5*London hotel for a few years.Drifted into transport planning,retired, do most of the cooking at home.Now have more time to play (experiment) in the kitchen, like to add my own twist to recipes ( my wife calls it 'tampering'!) bake bread and make / decorate novelty cakes for family and close friends.Two daughters and three grandchildren. Celebrated Ruby wedding anniversary with wife Pam 2014.
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