Focaccia is quite popular in Italy and is usually seasoned with olive oil and herbs, topped with onion, cheese and meat, or flavored with a number of vegetables. Focaccia doughs are similar in style and texture to pizza doughs consisting of high-gluten flour, oil, water, salt and yeast. It is typically rolled out or pressed by hand into a thick layer of dough and then baked in a stone-bottom or hearth oven. Bakers often puncture the bread with a knife to relieve bubbling on the surface of the bread. I prepared focaccia with slightly sauted onions n garlic, they taste too delicious..Sending this delicious bread to Vegan-Italian event by Vaishali of HolyCow.... also goes to Yeast Spotting by Susan..
3cups All purpose flour
1tsp Salt
1tsp Sugar
1 1/4cup Warm water
4tbsp Olive Oil (shaping,greasing, for drizzling)
1pinch Salt (for topping)
1no Onion chopped
3nos Garlic crushed
Mix the sugar, salt n yeast in luke warm water n let them sit for 5 minutes.. meanwhile take the all purpose flour in a mixing bowl n add the foaming yeast, mix everything well, its will be stickly at this point, transfer the them to lightly floured surface n knead for a while until they turn soft dough..
Coat a deep bowl with olive oil n place the soft dough also brush with more oil, cover it n let it rise for 1 hour in a warm place..After an hour it will almost doublez the size...put the dough in a round baking pan..mix both the dry basil leaves with 1tsp of olive oil n keep aside..Apply few drops of oil to the baking pan n press the dough to flatten them n let them sit again for 1 hour..Meanwhile heat a tsp of oil n saute well chopped onion n crushed garlic pieces together until they turns transculent, keep aside..
The dough will again rise n double in size..press the dough with ur fingertips n drizzle some oil..just spread the sauted onion n garlic pieces over the dough..Preheat the oven to 475F n place the baking pan in middle rack n bake for 15 minutes r else until the dough turns slightly brown..
Serve them with cream cheese, salads etc...Excellent for dinner r breakfast sandwich...
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