Fougasse bread with thai basil and xo sauce

Name: Fougasse bread with thai basil and xo sauce
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: Makes 20 pieces
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ¾ cup (200 g) grated gruyére cheese; Olive oil, for brushing; ½ teaspoon instant yeast granules; 2 tablespoons warm water; ¾ cup (180 ml) fresh milk; ⅔ cup (150 ml) water; 3½ cups (525 g) flour; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 2 cups (160 g) sundried tomatoes; ¼ cup (60 ml) XO sauce; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Thai basil; ½ cup (1 stick/125 g) butter, softened; ⅓ cup (80 ml) olive oil; 1 ⅓cups (200 g) flour

Preparation info

Makes
20
pieces

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 40

Appears in

Asian Tapas

By Christophe Megel and Anton Kilayko

Published 2010

About

Fougasse, or “ladder” bread, is an attractive flatbread from the south of France. The sunny flavor of sundried tomatoes permeate the dough here and the addition of gruyére cheese adds yet another interesting dimension to this Mediterranean favorite, while Thai basil and XO sauce add an Asian twist.

Ingredients

¾ cup (200 g) grated gruyére cheese
Olive oil, for brushing

Europe
France
Fish course
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Bread

Method

First make the Dough by dissolving the yeast granules in the warm water. Combine the milk and water, and whisk in the dissolved yeast. Mix in the flour and salt using a mixer at slow speed for 5 minutes. Before the last 30 seconds, add the olive oil. Flour your hands, remove the Dough and form it into a ball. Lightly flour the Dough, cover with a cloth and set aside for