Promised Focaccia Recipe

Here is my easy - always works - focaccia recipe and NO politics.

Focaccia

4 - 4 1/2 cups Organic Whole Wheat Flour or a mix of Organic Dark Rye and Wheat
1/2 Tbsp Sea salt
1 tbsp Yeast
3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 1/4 cups water between 100 and 110 degrees
1 tsp honey or agave nectar

Options I like to add

1 tsp dry basil
1/2 tsp dry oregano
1/2 cup chopped sundried tomatoes.

For the top

2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive oil
1 clove garlic - minced
1/4 tsp each dried oregano and basil


Mix the flour and salt. Add the yeast and agave syrup to the warm water and allow it to get foamy for 5 minutes. Add the yeast mixture and olive oil to the dry ingredients and mix well. You want a sticky dough that is hard to handle. If you are adding the options add them now.
Turn dough into a bowl oiled with olive oil and make sure it is coated with oil on all sides. Cover and allow to rise is a warm place for 45 minutes.

Preheat oven to 450.

Add some Organic corn meal to a glass baking dish. Spread focaccia dough into pan and poke your finger in to make depressions in the dough. Allow the dough to rise for a half hour.

If you like your garlic a little overcooked brush the focaccia before baking. If not wait until after 15 minutes then brush and allow it to bake for the last 5 minutes. Total cooking time 20 minutes.

Enjoy!

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