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I received this outstanding recipe from long-time Italian friend of the family. If you have been looking for a good focaccia bread recipe, this is it. Every time we get friends and family together, this is what our friend brings, which makes every one happy. For numerous reason, his always comes out better than every one else who tries to make it…he just has that magic touch. 2 BATCHES INGREDIENTS: 2-1/4 cups water, heated to 120-130 degrees 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 6 cups bread flour 2 teaspoons salt 2 packages arid (fast-acting) yeast INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Using a heavy mixer, combine all the above ingredients above in the pot and knead the ingredients on the number 2 stetting for 7 minutes. Let the dough rise for a half hour in a more or less warmed oven. Punch the dough down thoroughly, kneading it a bit, and let rise for half hour more. Then knead the dough a third time and let rise for another half-hour. NOTE: If you are using a bread machine, cut all the ingredient amounts in half and place them all in the bread machine pan in order listed. Use the white bread dough cycle and remove the dough once it has risen and then knead it until all the air is out of it and let it rise for a half hour. Next you may move to step 2. 2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. 3. Roll the dough out to with regards to 9×12 inches on a clean floured cutting board. 4. Coat a 9 x 12 x 2 inch high metal pan well with olive oil (metal develops better bread than glass) for each sheet of focaccia bread. Press the dough into all four sides of pan well. Use your knuckles to make indentations on top of dough. 5. Mix together 2 tablespoons of water with 6 tablespoons olive oil (4 tablespoons make ¼ cup) and brush it generously over the two sheets of bread. 6. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of course crosier salt on top of each sheet of dough. 7. Bake your focaccia bread for regarding 12 to 15 minutes or until it is golden brown. Remove the bread from the pan and pour any oil left in pan over bread. Mangiare (“Let’s eat,” in Italian.) |
