Onion Focaccia ~ Breadmaker Version

Townie · Onion Focaccia ~ Breadmaker Version

I made this yesterday to go with homemade lasgne as we had friends coming round for supper... it is delish and I would def. make it again

INGREDIENTS:

210ml / 1 cup of water
15ml/1 tbsp olive oil
350g/3 cups unbleached white bread flour
2.5ml/half a tsp salt
5ml/1tsp easy-blend (rapid rise) yeast
15ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh sage
15ml/tbsp chopped red onion

For the topping:

30ml/2 tbsp Olive Oil
half a red onion thinly sliced
5 fresh sage leaves
10ml/2 tsp course sea salt
coarsely ground black pepper

METHOD:

Pour the water and oil into the bread pan. Reverse the order in which you add the wet and dry ingredients, if necessary.

Sprinkle over the flour, ensuring that it covers the liquid. Add the salt and sugar in separate corners, make a small indent in the flour and add the yeast.

Set the bread machine to the dough setting. If your machine has a choice of settings use the basic or pizza dough setting and press start.
Lightly oil a 25cm-28cm/ 10-11in shallow round cake tin or pizza pan. When the cycle has finished, remove the dough from the pan and place it on a surface lightly dusted with flour.

Knock the dough back (punch it down) and flatten it slightly. Sprinkle over the sage and chopped red onion and knead gently to incorporate. Shape the dough into a ball, flatten it, then roll it into a round of about 25-28 cm/ 10-11 in. Place in the prepared tin. Cover with oiled clear film (plastic wrap) and leave to rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200 degree C / 400 Degrees F / Gas 6. Uncover the risen focaccia, and using your fingertips, poke the dough to make deep dimples over the surface. Cover and leave to rise for 10-15 mins or until the dough has doubles in bulk.

Drizzle over the olive oil and sprinkle wih onion, sage leaves, sea salt and black pepper. Bake for 20-25 mins, or until golden. Turn out on to a wire rack to cool slightly. serve warm.

dizzyblond

mmmm yummie a defo to made in this house

Townie

You won't be disappointed, everyone commented on how yummy it was

Really easy to make too, because the breadmaker does all the hard work.

pete_inthehills

I tried to make this yesterday and it worked!

The first time I tried to make this type of bread was a couple of years ago and I'm still using the result a concrete stepping stone in the garden.

But this time, it was brilliant.

Any more bread maker recipes?

Pete
inthehills