Focaccia

Name: Focaccia
Yield: Makes three 1-pound rounds
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons salt; 1½ tablespoons instant yeast or 2 tablespoons active dry yeast; Egg Wash: 1 egg mixed with ¼ cup milk and 1 tablespoon sugar; ¼ cup olive oil; ¼ cup chopped fresh garlic; ¼ bunch chopped fresh basil; ¼ cup sugar; 2½ cups water; ½ bunch chopped fresh parsley; 8 cups high-gluten bread flour

Preparation info

Makes
three
1 pound rounds

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Brother Juniper’s Bread Book

By Peter Reinhart

Published 1991

About

This dough may also be used for traditional flatbread focaccia, pizza crust and embellished with toppings, or used for pita bread.

Ingredients

8 cups high-gluten bread flour
1½ tablespoons salt
1½ tablespo

Starter
Snack
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Mixing and Kneading

Mix the flour, salt, and yeast if you are using instant yeast. Otherwise, add the remaining ingredients and mix into ball.

If you are using active dry yeast, proof it first by mixing it with 4 tablespoons lukewarm water and adding the sugar. When the mixture bub