Stuffed focaccia with infused olive oil
Bread & Bun

Stuffed focaccia with infused olive oil

By Shano Biju March 28, 2016

Foccacia is an Italian flat bread like pizza but toppings are simple . This tomato stuffed bread is topped with green and black olives ,cherry tomatoes and onion and is flavoured with garlic, black pepper and rosemary infused olive oil .

Ingredients

Ingredients for garlic, black pepper,rosemary infused olive oil

  • 1 tsp Garlic paste
  • 1/4 cup Olive oil
  • 1 tsp Black pepper (coursely ground)
  • 1/2 tsp Rosemary
  • 1/8 tsp Salt

Ingredients for the dough

  • 2 1/2 cups All purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Instant dry yeast
  • 1/2 tbsp Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Warm water

Ingredients for the stuffing

  • 4 count Cherry tomatoes

Ingredients for the topping

  • 1 count Onion sliced
  • 4 count Cherry tomatoes
  • 6 count Green olives
  • 5 count Black olives
  • 1/8 tsp Rosemary

Directions

Direction for herbed olive oil

1

Mix all the ingredients together and boil well for 2-3 mins . Reduce the heat and simmer for a minute or two . Turn off the heat and allow the oil to cool completely . Keep it aside .

Direction for the dough

1

In a bowl combine all the dry ingredients together. Add warm water and 1/8 cup of olive oil and knead well . Coat the dough with oil and place it in a well oiled bowl . Cover the bowl with cling film and keep it in a warm place for the first rise . Coat a 11" × 7 1/2" rectangle cake tin with 2 tbsp of olive oil . When the dough has doubled in size gently deflate it . Divide the dough into two parts . Place one part of dough in to the pan ,stretch it well and press it evenly with your fingers . Apply herbed olive oi l. Deseed the cherry tomatoes and place it on the dough . Roll out the other portion of dough and place it on the filling . Make small depressions in the surface of the dough with your knuckles and prick the dough several times with a fork . Brush with olive oil and place finely sliced onion , rosemary , green and black olives and tomatoes . Wait for 20 mins for the second rise . Pre heat the oven at 200 degree C. Bake for 20-25 minutes .

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bakerycherryconfectionaryCusineFocacciagalicherbed oil breadItalianrosemarytomato