No indents, no toppings…just a basic dough with lots of olive oil

by EGGlNTHlSTRYlNGTlME

10 Comments

  1. Your child is correct. Bread is best when being bread. Purity of form and fuction. Complete focus on the bready arts. Good child! More Bread!

  2. EGGlNTHlSTRYlNGTlME

    This is the focaccia that my family considers traditional, it’s 80% hydration but also very rich.  I know a lot of people make focaccia with minimal oil in the dough these days, to get those big big bubbles, but we like the tenderness that the rich dough provides (while still being a pretty open crumb).

    Anyway here’s the recipe for anyone curious:

    *  300g bread flour
    *  6g salt
    *  3g yeast
    *  240g water
    *  ~50g olive oil (I eyeball it but it’s a lot, as much as it can hold)

    I do a 30min autolyse, then add salt and yeast and knead to window pane, then work in the oil.  Baked in a 12” cast iron skillet at 450 until brown (20-25min).  This was a same day focaccia so only like 1.5-2hrs each rise.

  3. Only_Razzmatazz_4498

    So does my formerly toddler now college kid. Just calls it white pizza.

  4. Cromasters

    My kids don’t like plain focaccia because “It’s just all crust.”. No problem more for the wife and I!

    My son did not mind when I made the cinnamon roll focaccia and ate the hell out of that though.

  5. Signal_Pattern_2063

    I am also obsessed with traditional focaccia.

  6. Fuzzy_Welcome8348

    It’s the little things in life🥹💕

  7. Why does this look dangerously like my ciabatta bread mix?