Focaccia Bread

[Smokin Monkey]

Focaccia Bread

Ingredients 

1 Pack Of Store Bought Focaccia Bread Mix

or

120 ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 Chopped Garlic Cloves
14 ml Chopped Rosemary
14 ml Chopped Thyme
1 ml Ground Black Pepper
235 ml Warm Water
1 Packet Dried Yeast
1 ml Honey
315 grams Plain Flour
2 ml Salt

Directions:

Make Dough to Packet Instructions

or

Make Dough
In a cold medium skillet, combine olive oil, minced garlic, thyme, rosemary, and the black pepper. Place the pan over low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes or until aromatic, but before the garlic browns. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the warm water, yeast, and honey. Stir a few times then let sit for 5 minutes.

Add 1 cup of the flour and a 1/4 cup of the infused garlic-olive oil mixture to the bowl with yeast and honey. Stir 3 to 4 times until the flour has moistened. Let sit for another 5 minutes.

Stir in the remaining 1 1/2 cups of flour and the salt. When the dough comes together, transfer to a floured board and knead 10 to 15 times until smooth.

Set your Grill up for indirect Cooking, running at 200’C

Transfer the dough to a large oiled bowl, cover with a warm, damp towel and let rise for 1 hour. (It’s best to let the dough rise in a warmer area of your kitchen).

Use two tablespoons of the remaining garlic-olive oil mixture to oil a 9-inch by 13-inch rimmed baking sheet. (See above if you do not have this pan size).Focaccia-Bread-Recipe-Step-2

Transfer the dough to the baking sheet then press it down into the pan. Use your fingers to dimple the dough then drizzle the top with the remaining 2 tablespoons of the garlic-olive oil mixture. Let the dough rise for 20 minutes until it puffs slightly.

Put on to the Grill, in the indirect zone, lid on and bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool baked focaccia bread on a wire rack.
 

 

 

 

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