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How to make Olive and Rosemary Focaccia

Focaccia- Italian flat bread topped with herbs, olives, sundried tomatos and pickled jalapenos

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: dinner, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: bread, eggless baking, Focaccia
Servings: 2 loafs
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 500 gms Refined flour /maida
  • 1/2 cup Olive Oil / Zeitoun Ka Tel
  • 1.2 tbsp Active dry yeast
  • To Taste Salt / Namak
  • 1 tbsp Sugar / Chini
  • 1 tsp Black pepper/kali mirch powder crushed
  • 1.5 tbsp Fresh rosemary
  • 2 tbsp Black Olives / Kaale Zeitoun sliced
  • 3 tbsp Sun dried tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp Pickled jalapeno sliced
  • 1/2 tsp Chili flakes /Kuti hui laal mirch
  • 1 tbsp Basil leaves

Instructions

  • Take olive oil in a bowl and add 1/2 tsp rosemary,basil, pinch of salt and crushed chili flakes (A)
  • Mix it and cover and keep aside so oil will absorb all the flavours.*
  • In a bowl add 1.5 cup luke warm water and add sugar and yeast.
  • Mix and cover for 10 minutes or till it start frothing.
  • In a big bowl add the flour,salt and 1/4 cup olive oil (A)
  • Rub the flour with your hands to mix all.
  • Now add the yeast mixture in flour and mix.
  • You can add some more water to make a soft dough.
  • Now gently knead the dough for about 5-8 minutes till it become soft and smooth
  • Cover the dough with a cling wrap and let it rise for about 1 hour till it become double in size.
  • Punch the dough and knead for 1 minute.
  • Spread the dough in a baking sheet and spread it all over .
  • The thickness of the dough should be like pizza base.
  • Now spread 2 tbsp olive oil (A) over the base .
  • Press and poke the dough with your fingers to make dimples all over it.
  • Cover with a cling film and rest for 25 minutes so it will rise again.
  • Now press rosemary, sun dried tomatoes, olives and jalapeno all over the surface .
  • Now again poke the bread all over with your fingers.
  • Sprinkle some rock salt and pepper over it.
  • Cover again and rest for 10 minutes.
  • Preheat your oven at 200 C temperature.
  • Put the baking tray in the middle rack and bake for about 20 minutes at 200 degree temperature.(with both rods on)
  • Remove when done ,cut into slices and serve hot.