Garlic and tomato focaccia

A classic Italian recipe to pair with your favourite soup, main course or as a flavourful base for gourmet sandwiches.

INGREDIENTS

Item Quantity
Bread flour 500g
Water375ml
Saf-instant® yeast9g
Salt 9g
Garlic chopped25g
Fresh cherry tomatoes, halved125g
Dried mixed herbs2.5g
Olive oil50g

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PREPARE THE DOUGH

  1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients into the mixture. Mix 3 mins on low speed and 6 mins on high, until the dough is well-combined.
  2. Place the dough on a baking tray lined with baking sheet.
  3. First fermentation: Cover and rest the dough for 45 mins at room temperature of 26 – 30°C.
  4. Stretch the dough and rest for another 45 mins.

SHAPING

  1. Sprinkle some flour on the dough, and cut into smaller rectangular pieces of about 15cm by 20cm.
  2. Final fermentation: Place the smaller pieces on a baking tray lined with baking sheet and let it rest for another 45 mins at room temperature of 26 – 30°C.
  3. Brush dough with olive oil and plant tomatotes into each piece of dough.

BAKING

  1. Preheat convection oven to 220°C. Bake the bread for approximately 23 mins, or until it turns golden brown.