Shaved Winter Vegetable Focaccia
Equipment
- Measuring jug
- Small whisk
- 2 x Large mixing bowls
- Spatula
- Cling film
- Roasting tray
- Mandoline
- Chopping board
- Chopping knife
- Wire rack
Ingredients
- 7g sachet dried yeast
- 1 tbsp honey
- 600ml warm water
- 700g plain flour
- 1 tbsp sea salt
- 7 tbsp olive oil plus extra for lightly coating your hands
- 100g waxy potatoes thinly sliced
- 2 fresh rosemary leaves stripped
- 1 leek white part only, very finely sliced
- 150g sweet potato very finely shaved with a mandolin or peeler
- 100g Parmesan cheese grated
- fresh basil to serve
- Extra virgin olive oil for dipping
Instructions
- Mix together the dried yeast, honey and warm water in a large bowl.Whisk, then leave for 15 minutes until a foam forms.
- Add the flour and salt to this and stir to combine until you have a rough but evenly mixed dough.
- Add 5 tablespoons of the oil to a separate large clean bowl, transfer the dough into this.Turn to coat the dough in the oil, cover and leave in the fridge overnight (alternatively leave covered at room temperature for 4 hours if you’d like to bake on the same day).
- Lightly coat your hands with oil and keeping the dough in the bowl, pull up the edge of the dough and fold over the top.Repeat this on all four sides, turning the bowl a quarter turn each time to make this easier.Do this three times in total.
- Grease a 30cm x 45cm baking tray with olive oil (the tray should be at least an inch in depth). Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the tin and tip in the dough.Leave to rise uncovered for 2 hours until it has puffed up and spread to cover the base of the tin.
- Thinly slice the potato, leek and butternut squash using a mandolin and knife.
- Toss the potato, leek, butternut squash and rosemary with the last tablespoon of oil and season well.
- The dough is ready when you poke it and the indentation slowly springs mostly back but not completely.Oil the top of the dough, your hands, and then, to create the indentations, spread apart your fingers and press into the dough, reaching the base of the tray.
- Preheat oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas Mark 7.Spread mixture on top of dough and place into the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden and the potatoes are tender.
- Scatter with the parmesan and return to the oven for 5 minutes.
- Slide a thin spatula underneath and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.Leave to cool for at least 10 minutes.
- Cut into slices.
Notes
A focaccia is a great bread to have in your repertoire, perfect for entertainment or even for sandwiches throughout the week! This dough requires barely any effort and only an overnight stay in the fridge to leave you with bubbly light crisp focaccia oozing with olive oil. I’ve suggested a couple of toppings here but you can keep it as simple as topping with sliced potatoes and rosemary and it will still be delicious.
Nutrition
Calories: 960kcal
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