Fougasse with bacon and Comté


Fougasse with bacon and Comté
This is a richer version of the traditional Mediterranean recipe (originaly, it was a simple olive oil bread).
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Last modified on: October 24th 2017

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For 2 fougasses, you will need:

Change these quantities to make: 1 fougasse 2 fougasses 4 fougasses 6 fougasses
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34 min.2 hours35 min.3 hours 9 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
Lightly fry 200 g small pieces of bacon, in 1 tablespoon olive oil.

They should not be too brown because they will be cooked again in the oven.

Leave to cool.

Stage 2 - 7 min.
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
In the bowl of a mixer pour: 250 ml water (warm), 9 g salt, 50 ml olive oil, then 30 g rye flour and 500 g flour, and finally 20 g yeast.

Knead for 6 minutes on low speed.

Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.

Stage 3 - 1 hour
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
Bring dough together into a ball, cover with a damp tea-towel, and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in volume (about 1 hour).

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
Then cut dough into 2 lumps of same weight, roll each one into a ball.

Roll out one ball into a large rectangle.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
Divide ¼ of the bacon over half the rectangle.

Stage 6 - 3 min.
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
Then cover with grated Comté.

Stage 7 - 2 min.
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
Make 3 slits with a sharp knife or dough cutter on the other half.

Stage 8 - 2 min.
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
With a brush, moisten the dough all around bacon so that it sticks well.

Stage 9 - 2 min.
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
Then fold dough over on itself.

Stage 10 - 5 min.
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
And press well all round edges to stick.

Roll again gently to flatten.

Stage 11 - 5 min.
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
Add another ¼ of the bacon on top, and sprinkle again with grated Comté.

Stage 12 - 1 hour
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
Place fougasse on baking sheet, cover with a plastic sheet.

Do the same thing with the remaining dough, and leave in a warm place to rise for one hour.

Preheat the oven to 240°C or 464°F.

Stage 13 - 30 min.
Fougasse with bacon and Comté
Put in the oven for approximately 30 minutes, until fougasse is golden brown.

Note: As when baking any bread, you should ensure that the oven is filled with steam for the first 15 minutes of baking. This page shows you how; it really is the secret of golden-brown, crusty loaves..
Remarks
Quantities of bacon and cheese are just suggestions, do not hesitate to adapt to your taste. Likewise for a more "Provençal" flavour, you can add some halved olives to bacon and Comté.

A fougasse straight from the oven, and cut into small cubes, makes an excellent aperitif.

If you plan to eat it later, I advise you to remove it from the oven as soon as barely cooked, and to bake it again for a few minutes just before serving: it's much better warm.
Keeping
Several days in a towel bag.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
4,205 Kcal or 17,605 Kj118 gr402 gr236 gr
210 %45 %38 %36 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
344 Kcal or 1,440 Kj10 gr33 gr19 gr
17 %4 %3 %3 %
Per fougasse
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,103 Kcal or 8,805 Kj59 gr201 gr118 gr
105 %23 %19 %18 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 2 fougasses : 5.97 $
  • Per fougasse : 2.99 $

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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
FlourFlour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hollandaise sauce, Oaty walnut cake , Jam doughnuts, Chocolate madeleines, Tomato foccacia, ... All
WaterWater: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato foccacia, Chocolate eclairs, Butter cream, Cheese tart, How to fry eggs well, ... All
Small pieces of baconSmall pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rabbit civet, Bourguignon potatoes , Bacon rolls, Warm haricot bean salad, Beef braised in reduced red wine, ... All
Comté cheeseComté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Green bean and potato salad with paprika, Grandma's salad, Involtinis, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, ... All
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