Saturday, February 25, 2012

Rosemary-Parmesan Focaccia

Today I had a couple hours to kill and a bunch of fresh rosemary sitting in the fridge. In lazy Saturday style...I found a couple of recipes and tweaked/combined...voila!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
  • 2 1/2 cups bread flour (I used all-purpose and it turned out just fine!)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Directions

1. Mix yeast with 1/4 c of warm water, wait 10 min.

2. Add flour, salt, sugar, oil and rest of the water...kneed it good.

3. Add the rosemary, cheese & pepper and knead some more; add handfuls of flour one by one if needed.

4. Let rise an hour or so in an oiled, covered bowl in a warm place (I usually look for a heat vent and top the bowl with a clean kitchen towel).

5. Kneed some more, let rise another hour.

6. Bake at 375 until browned (25 min or so)

7. Remove from oven, brush with olive oil and sprinkle with coarse salt.