Flower Garden Focaccia
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 500 g strong white flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 7 g sachet of easy yeast
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 400 ml cold water
- vegetables (spring onions, peppers, onions, tomatoes etc) herbs & seeds
Instructions
- Place the flour, salt, yeast, olive oil and 300ml of the water into a large bowl. Gently stir with your hand or a wooden spoon to form a dough, then knead the dough in the bowl for five minutes, gradually adding the remaining water.
- Stretch the dough by hand in the bowl, tuck the sides into the centre, turn the bowl 90 degrees and repeat the process for about five minutes.
- Tip the dough onto an oiled work surface and continue kneading for five more minutes. Return the dough to the bowl, cover and leave to rise until doubled in size.
- Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Tip the dough out of the bowl and flatten the dough onto the prepared tray, pushing to the corners, cover with a large plastic bag, making sure it does not touch the top of the dough, then leave to prove for one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.
- Once proved, drizzle with olive oil and use your finger tips to create small holes. Top with veggies arranged to look pretty.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until the bottom of the bread sounds hollow.