Fugassa co-e Porpe [in the Levante] (Focaccia con le Olive) Fugassa co-a Murcia [in the Ponente]

• 1 basic focaccia recipe
• 1¾ cups/7 ounces/200

Drain and pit all but 20 of the olives, and chop them coarsely. Prepare the focaccia dough as indicated in the recipe. Before kneading, add the chopped olives (or the olive paste) to the well of the dough and knead thoroughly. After placing the dough in the pan, lodge the remaining 20 olives (which you may pit if you wish) in the top of the focaccia dough and bake normally, brushing with oil as