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@Pearl here ya go......
This started in another thread, but I didn't want to take away from that and started this thread, devoted to all kinds of homemade bread recipes. Please feel free to post your favorites.
Yesterday and today I made Focaccia. I have never tried a real focaccia bread to know what it's supposed to taste like, but had seen pics and have since tried making it several times., The recipes I've used were off the internet or youtube and the results are good, but never with the bubbles or right texture. I was looking for soft and springy inside with a crispy crunch outside. The previous recipes were a one day project, this one took me 2 days as the recipe says to let it sit 12 to 14 hours, once mixed, then do a couple of pulling, stretching and folding the dough and let sit another hour or two each time, before finally baking.
I don't have or use bread flour (just AP), nor do I have a digital scale, and I did top this with coarse salt, rosemary and some chopped Kalamata olives. Toppings are up to you and what you like and can even include pieces of tomato, cheese, etc. The recipe and instructions I used today are from Chef John.....and turned out the most successful for what I was looking for.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/8443216/no-knead-big-bubble-focaccia/
First pic is from this morning, after I had done some pulling, stretching and folding and it's twice the size from when I first mixed the ingredients the day before. Look closely and you can see the little specks of dough on the stove, where it had risen to push the lid off to the side and run out on the stove.
Second pic is out of the oven, cooled, then cut to show the bubbles inside which is very soft & springy, though most crunch is the bottom and sides, not as much on the top.......which I think should have maybe baked a little longer for a browner crust, or maybe a higher heat setting, but this is after 40 minutes at 425. All in all, I think this ones a keeper.
This started in another thread, but I didn't want to take away from that and started this thread, devoted to all kinds of homemade bread recipes. Please feel free to post your favorites.
Yesterday and today I made Focaccia. I have never tried a real focaccia bread to know what it's supposed to taste like, but had seen pics and have since tried making it several times., The recipes I've used were off the internet or youtube and the results are good, but never with the bubbles or right texture. I was looking for soft and springy inside with a crispy crunch outside. The previous recipes were a one day project, this one took me 2 days as the recipe says to let it sit 12 to 14 hours, once mixed, then do a couple of pulling, stretching and folding the dough and let sit another hour or two each time, before finally baking.
I don't have or use bread flour (just AP), nor do I have a digital scale, and I did top this with coarse salt, rosemary and some chopped Kalamata olives. Toppings are up to you and what you like and can even include pieces of tomato, cheese, etc. The recipe and instructions I used today are from Chef John.....and turned out the most successful for what I was looking for.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/8443216/no-knead-big-bubble-focaccia/
First pic is from this morning, after I had done some pulling, stretching and folding and it's twice the size from when I first mixed the ingredients the day before. Look closely and you can see the little specks of dough on the stove, where it had risen to push the lid off to the side and run out on the stove.
Second pic is out of the oven, cooled, then cut to show the bubbles inside which is very soft & springy, though most crunch is the bottom and sides, not as much on the top.......which I think should have maybe baked a little longer for a browner crust, or maybe a higher heat setting, but this is after 40 minutes at 425. All in all, I think this ones a keeper.
