I looked at the recipe and I found it very boring so I decided to develop it even though I had no idea what to do with it as it was my first time making bread. I called on the internet to assist me and from looking at various images and brainstorming I came up with my own recipe. I made it in class and my teacher was pleased. So when we were required to organize and hold a demonstration for a group of old women I decided to make a few changes here and there and they enjoyed it as well.
Before I continue, I will like to apologize to my lovely Italians to please forgive me for turning their classic bread into something unrecognizable. (I have to remember what Nigerians did to Jamie Oliver when he tried making Jollof rice even though I am nowhere near him).
Hello!!!
I am excited to share the recipe of my signature bread with you all. Bursting with flavour, this 3 cheese focaccia take the classics Italian bread to a new height. It has been enjoyed by the lovely people of Kingstanding food Community as well as women from Townswomen's Guild and The Women's Institute so I am sure that you will enjoy it :)
Prep Time:- 50min
Cooking
Time:- 20min
Serves:- 6
Ingredients
400g
strong flour
5ml salt
1 sachet
easy-blended yeast
30ml
Olive oil
250ml
hand-hot water
Filling
2tbsp
sundried-tomato pesto
One tbsp
oil from sundried tomato
½ Red
pepper, diced
½ yellow
pepper, diced
1 handful
fresh basil, chopped
Few fresh
parsley sprigs, chopped
25g
mozzarella cheese
25g goat
cheese
5g coarse
sea salt
50g
cheddar cheese, finely grated
Method
1. Mix the flour, salt and yeast in
a bowl. Make a well in the centre and add water and oil to make a soft
dough
3. Knock back dough and shape into
one large sphere, spread the sundried tomato pesto on it
4. Add the peppers, onion, basil and
parsley to the dough
(People
at Kingstanding food community making their bread along with me )
5. Tear over the mozzarella and
crumble the goat cheese over the prepared dough
6. Roll up the dough and use a sharp
knife to cut into two; twist the cuts and shape into a round dough
7. Place on a greased baking sheet,
cover and leave to rise for 20 mins until double its original size
8. Prick the dough a few times on
the top glaze with oil and sprinkle over salt and cheddar cheese
9. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden.
Enjoy
your bread like everyone else has!!!
Suggested variations
Use 200g
wholemeal and 200g seeded flour to make it more nutritious and give it that
lovely nutty flavor. Alter the fillings by adding olives, tomatoes, garlic,
rosemary, thyme e.t.c to improve its flavour. shape into rectangle rather than
sphere and arrange the toppings on top.
Serving suggestion
Focaccia is a good accomplishment to Italian
meat and salad. It can be served with salad as a dinner.
