Mushroom, Onion and Basil Focaccia
Ingredients
- 500 g strong white flour
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 15 g yeast
- 60 ml olive oil plus extra for frying and drizzling
- water to mix
- 100 g button mushrooms chopped
- 3 onions peeled and chopped
- butter for frying
- freshly chopped basil leaves
- rock salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- Put the flour, salt and yeast into a bowl and mix thoroughly by hand.
- Add the olive oil, then slowly add sufficient water to make a dough.
- Mix until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl.
- Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead well for 5 minutes.
- When the dough is pliable, put back in the bowl, cover and leave to rest for about 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, fry the mushrooms and onions in a little butter and olive oil until browned.
- Set aside.
- Add the mushrooms, onions and a handful of chopped basil to the dough, pressing them into the mixture with your hands.
- Grease a 30.
- 5 cm/12 inch loaf tin.
- Transfer the dough to the tin and press out evenly to the edges.
- Leave to rest for 30 minutes.
- Using your fingers, make indentations all over the dough, brush lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with rock salt.
- Leave to prove for 11⁄2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6.
- Bake the bread for 20–30 minutes until golden brown.
- Eat warm.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 2507 kcal | Carbohydrates: 422 g | Protein: 64 g | Fat: 61 g | Fiber: 24 g | Sugar: 17 g