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 Focaccia Pugliese | Status Approved | | Name |  Focaccia Pugliese | | Category | The Bakery, European, Italian | | Serves/Yields | makes on focaccia x 10 | | Source | An old Italian cookbook, Ricettario Carli. | | Difficulty | Moderate | | Prep. Time | 20 min. + rising time time | | Cook Time | 35/40 min. | | Introduction | | This focaccia is a traditional dish from the italian region Apulia .It's great for a picnic, in fact it's usually served at room temperature. As usual, the ingredients must be top quality, in particular the extra virgin olive oil, and the cherry tomatoes. | | Ingredients | | 3/4 lb (12oz) all purpose flour
1/4 lb potatoes
4 Tbsp extra_virgin_olive_oil separated
1 pack dry yeast (1/4 oz)
1/2 cup lukewarm water
10 ripe cherry_tomatoes , cut in half
10 green_olives pitted
3 garlic_cloves , roughly chopped
Sea_salt
Oregano | | Directions | | Step: 1 | Wash, boil, (or better steam) the potatoes. Peel and mash with a potato ricer. Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water (105 degrees). | | Step: 2 | In a large bowl combine flour, potatoes, 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, the water with the yeast, and a pinch of salt. Knead dough for about 10 minutes, untill oil and water are perfectly incorporated and the dough is smooth and elastic. Cover the dough with a kitchen cloth and let sit for one hour or untill doubled in size. | | Step: 3 | Grease a 10" pizza pan with some more oil, place the dough on the pan and press out with your hands to about 1/2 inch thick. Press the cherry tomatoes (gently with these) into the dough, same with the olives and chopped garlic. Add a generous sprinkle of oregano. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and bake at 400°F for 15/20 minutes. Let it cool and serve. |
Time submitted: Sunday, January 15. 2006 at 18:31:23 Contributed By: guido
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By Kate on Sunday, January 15, 2006 @ 18:26:27 CET
(User Info | Send a Message) | | That's it hunny...post a recipe like that when I'm on a diet! |
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