Saturday, February 16, 2008

Focaccia bread

1 1/3 cup of starter
1/4 cup of olive oil
2 tsp sugar
3/4 tsp salt
2 cups of all purpose flour

Combine above ingredients, kneading in flour 1/2 cup at a time. Set the oven on warm for a couple of minutes and place a metal loaf pan of water in the bottom of oven. Shape dough into a ball and place into a lightly oiled glass bowl. Cover dough with lightly dampened towel. Let dough rise in oven until doubled, about an hour.

Pour olive oil onto an 11x17 inch baking sheet. Place dough onto floured surface and gently stretch dough to fit in pan. Fold dough into fourths gently and then put dough into pan. Using fingertips gently nudge dough into retangle. Cover with towel and place back into oven to rise for 30 to 40 minutes.

Take out dough and water. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Make indentations into dough with your finger tips. Brush more olive oil onto bread. Sprinkle on salt, garlic, oregano overe the surface of bread. Bake until crisp on the bottom about 30 to 35 minutes. Serve with dipping oil and enjoy.

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