A great recipe from the Apulian chef Palma D’Onofrio.
The mushed potatoes give this focaccia a nice, sweet flavour.
Focaccia is present in many variants in Italy itself. This one is from Bari. Enjoy!
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Ingredients
- Flour 00, 200g
- Fine Semolina Flour, 100g
- Potatoes, 250g (Boiled and mashed & weighted after cooking)
- Fresh yeast, 13g
- Lukewarm water, 250g
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 50g
- Pinch of Sugar
- Cherry Tomatoes, approx. 20
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Rock Salt
Method
Dissolve the yeast in some lukewarm water (taken from the 250g) and whisk thoroughly. Pour the yeast mixture into a bowl, add 00 flour, semolina flour, mashed potatoes (still warm), a pinch of sugar and olive oil.
Start mixing the ingredients together, and work the dough for 10-15 minutes.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for an hour.
Oil a round baking tin with olive oil and pat the dough out onto the tin. Using your fingers make some holes on the dough surface, and insert the cherry tomatoes - cut in halves - nicely into the holes.
Brush with a mixture of warm water and olive oil and sprinkle with rock salt.
Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until it doubled in size.
Bake the focaccia in a preheated oven to 220ºC for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Focaccia Barese di Palma D’Onofrio
Ingredienti
- Farina 00, 200g
- Farina di Semola, 100g
- Patate lesse, 250g (pesate dopo cotte)
- Lievito di birra, 13g
- Acqua tiepida, 250g
- Olio extra vergine di oliva, 50g
- 1 pizzico di zucchero
- Pomodorini, circa 20
- Olio extravergine di oliva per condire
- Sale grosso
Procedimento
Bollire e schiacciare le patate.
In una ciotola amalgamare: le farine, le patatate schiacciate ancora tiepide, lo zucchero, l’olio ed il lievito sciolto in un po’ d’acqua tiepida.
Lavorare l’impasto, riporlo nella ciotola e coprire con della pellicola alimentare trasparente. Lasciare lievitare per almeno un’ora.
Trasferire l’impasto in una teglia ben oleata e fare pressione con le dita sulla superficie della pasta per ottenere dei buchi. Tagliare i pomodorini a meta’ e disporli nei buchi.
Preparare un’emulsione con acqua e olio. Versarla sulla focaccia e cospargerla con del sale grosso.
Coprire di nuovo con la pellicola trasparente, far lievitare una seconda volta fino al raddoppio del volume ed infornare a forno caldo (circa 220°) per circa mezz'ora.
favolosa!! complimenti!
ReplyDeleteGrazie Federica :-)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait when I have my crop of grape tomatoes which are so sweet to make this focaccia. Do you know that I make so many of your recipes. You really cook food I love!
ReplyDelete@ Marcellina - darling, you are always so kind. Thank you :-)
ReplyDeleteI love how the cherry tomatoes are peeking out of that bread.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alisa
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