Focaccia & Pimped Oil

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Focaccia & Pimped Oil

Author Lucy Tweed

Ingredients

Bread

• 3 c “0” flour
• 3 c warm water
• 1 ts (7g) dry instant yeast
• 1 ts sugar
• 2 ts fine salt
• 2 tbs olive oil

Oil

• ¾ c olive oil
• 2 anchovies
• 2 tbs fresh rosemary
• 1 ts chilli flakes
• 3 garlic cloves finely sliced
• ¼ c chopped kalamata olives
• 1 tbs capers roughly chopped
• 2 tbs chopped parsley
• 2 tbs Red wine vinegar
• Zest of half a lemon
• Lots of seasalt to season

To serve

• Goats curd

Instructions

1. Whisk together the dry ingredients of the focaccia to aerate and remove lumps.
2. Make a small well in the centre and fill with water and oil.
3. Mix with a spatula until it comes together completely.
4. Add a drizzle of oil and cover w plastic wrap or a damp tea towel and leave in a warm draft free place* to prove or double in size.
5. Use a pair of forks to fold the risen dough over into its self the place into a greased baking pan 40x30cm.
6. Allow it to rise again in the pan. Once it has become a wobbly tay of risen delight, using oily fingers, dimple the dough to form invert pockets for oil to gather.
7. Bake in a preheated 230’c oven for 25min or until evenly golden brown and crisp.
8. Cool completely then wrap in airtight wrapping until serving. Can be crisped up in oven before serving or slicedand pan fried if you like.
9. In a fry pan over medium heat, add the olive oil until it begins to shimmer.
10. Add the anhcie rosemary and chill flakes and cook for 1 minute, add the garlic and cook for a further 2 mins until golden and aromatic. Then add the fresh stuff, like caper, olives, and parsley and cook for a further 5 mins until very aromatic and sizzling.
11. Pour into a low open serving bowl, drizzle with redwine vinegar and sprinkle with the lemon zest.
12. Serve immediately with a spoon for scooping, along side fresh focaccia and a dish of sift a delightful goats curd.

TIPS N TRICKS

Preheat your oven to lowest temp, then turn off to cool slightly. Make sure the oven is not OVER 30’c before using the airtight cave as a proving space. A just used clothes dryer works well too.