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Simple & Delicious Sourdough Focaccia

This is the perfect recipe if your new to sourdough. Focaccia can be a lot more forgiving and requires less prep and planning!

Author
Ashley Turner
Category

Sourdough

Ingredients

  • 350g water
  • 150g thick discard or leaven
  • 500g flour
  • 10g salt 
  • 2 cups berries
  • 1-2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp maple sugar **Can use honey in place of these.
  • 1/2 cup flour 
  • 1/3 cup sugar 
  • 1/4 - 1/3 cup butter

Directions

  1. mix all together in a bowl and work the dough to build structure *as shown in video. 
  2. eave to sit for 30 minutes and then wet knead to the dough or coil fold to organize and tidy it up a bit.  Cover and leave to sit at room temperature. 
  3. - You can do coil folds sporadically as it sits on the counter if you wish, this will help build more structure and develop the gluten.  I usually leave mine on the counter at least 6-8 hours, or overnight. 
  4. - Pour a couple tbsp of oil or melted butter onto a baking sheet and pour the dough out onto it. fold in the sides and flip the dough over. Cover and leave to rise again for another 1-2 hours. 
  5. - preheat oven to 450.  Pouring additional oil on top of the dough, press fingers into the dough to make dimples all over the surface.  Add any toppings you prefer. 
  6. - Add a pan with boiling water to the lower rack of the oven. Bake the focaccia for 20-22 minutes then drop the temp to 425 and remove the steam. Bake for an additional 15-16 minutes or until internal temp reads 200. 
  7. - Add all ingredients to a saucepan at med-high heat. Bring to a rolling simmer. 
  8. - Gently crush some of the berries. Let simmer for about 4-5 minutes and then remove from the burner.
  9. - Place in the fridge to thicken and cool down a bit. Serve immediately. 
  10. - Place all ingredients in a bowl and using a fork or pastry cutter begin to cut the butter into the flour to form a crumbly mixture. 
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Hey! I'm Ash.

I'm a suburban girl turned farmer with a love for baking. My driving passion is to bring knowledge of baking for our families to everyone around the world.

Baking bread is such a primitive act of sustainability for our families and something we can all do ourselves!  For a decade I have been baking sourdough bread and for the last several years I have been teaching it to anyone who will listen. The science of fermenting grain for bread is an art and the way I teach makes it accessible and easy for everyone to learn sourdough!

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