Garlic focaccia

Preparation time:
5 mins plus 2 hours resting time
Cooking time:
15 mins
Serves:
6
Rating:
Big appetites demand dishes with attitude, and this beauty rises to the challenge with it's robust garlic flavour. Delizioso!
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Ingredients

2 tsp (7g packet) instant dried yeast
1 tsp caster sugar
¼ cup warm water
4 cups plain bread and pizza flour
2 tsp sea-salt flakes
Extra 1 cup warm water
Extra flour, for dusting
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp dried oregano
Cooking oil spray, for greasing
Extra 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 sprig rosemary, leaves roughly chopped
Notes

Pizza flour can be found in most Italian delis and some supermarkets.

Method

1. Put yeast, sugar and water in a small bowl and stir until yeast has dissolved. Set aside in a warm place for 10 minutes or until foamy.

2. Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in centre and pour in yeast mixture with extra warm water. Gradually combine to form a soft, sticky dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 1 minute. Knead for a further 5 minutes, gradually adding oil, 1 Tbsp at a time, until oil is incorporated and dough is elastic and sticky. Put in a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.

3. Turn dough out onto a clean surface and punch down with your fist. Add oregano and knead to combine.

4. Lightly spray a 30 x 20cm baking dish with cooking oil. Put dough in prepared dish, stretching to cover base as much as possible. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place for 45 minutes or until doubled in size. Meanwhile, preheat oven

to 220°C.

5. Drizzle dough with extra oil and gently press with fingertips to create dimples. Scatter over garlic, rosemary and a pinch of salt.

6. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.

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