Waterbirth In Westmead

Focaccia with herbs and bacon.

Whole kitchen Salada in its proposal for April, invites us to prepare Focaccia.

I was flabbergasted, not imagined that this mass could be so rich! It is a flat bread and is characterized by being seasoned with salt, olive oil and rosemary.

In my case I had I've put rosemary and oregano and thyme and the result has been great ... It was the first time I've prepared but I'll repeat it safe and experimenting with different ingredients.

The story is the precursor focaccia pizza. The difference between the two is in the thickness of the dough.

I got this recipe from the blog of easy Pilar Kitchen , although I made modifications to adapt to the ingredients I had at home, but hey, as in the pizza you can put whatever you like ...

Ingredients:

- 50g. bacon

- a few pitted black olives

- 20 gr. fresh yeast

- 25 gr. warm water

- 1 / 2 teaspoon sugar

- 20 gr. oil

- 90 gr. milk

- 225 gr. bread flour

- 1 / 2 teaspoon salt

Dressing:


- 1 tablespoon thyme

- 1 tablespoon oregano

- 1 / 4 teaspoon coarse salt

- 15 gr. oil

- 15 gr.

water

traditional preparation according Whole kitchen :

1 .- Mix the yeast with half the warm water and sugar. Let stand in warm place for 10 minutes or until foaming.

2 .- Mix half the flour and salt and make a hole in the center. Add remaining water and oil to yeast and pour the mixture into the hole.

3 .- Gradually beat the flour into the liquid until it is absorbed. When the dough is too stiff to stir dough into a ball with your hands.

4 .- Knead the pastry for several minutes until the dough is elastic, use the palm of the hand to stretch it until it is of a thickness of 1 cm.

5 .- Put the dough on the baking sheet, cover with a clean cloth and let it weigh 30 minutes.

6 .- With your fingers make holes all over the surface for them to accumulate the oil and let it weigh an hour or until doubled in size.

7 .- Preheat oven to 200 º.

8 .- This is the time when we add the chosen ingredients.

9 .- Bake for 10 or 11 minutes or until browned on the edges.

10 .- Let cool 5 minutes and serve.

thermomix Preparation:

1 .- Pour yeast into the glass, water and sugar. Blend 10 seconds, speed 3. Let stand about 20 minutes, to ferment.

2 .- Add the oil, milk, flour and salt. Program 3 minutes, speed spike. Let stand in the bowl until doubled in volume (1 hour)..

3 .- Wash the pot, and put all the dressing ingredients and program 5 seconds, speed 4.

4 .- Preheat oven to 220 º.

5 .- Grease pan with oil. Spread the dough into the mold pressing with oiled hands.

6 .- Sprinkle with bacon and olives and pour the dressing over the entire surface of the dough. With fingertips, small mark across the surface cracks.

7 .- Bake 25 to 30 minutes.

8 .- Cut and serve.

A rich mouthful, if you tell me the you already do!!