Fougasse with bacon and Comté
This is a richer version of the traditional Mediterranean recipe (originaly, it was a simple olive oil bread).
268,2894/5 for 43 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: October 24th 2017
For 2 fougasses, you will need:
- 1
500 g flour - 2 30 g rye flour
- 3
20 g yeast - 4
50 ml olive oil - 5
9 g salt - 6
250 ml water - 7
200 g small pieces of bacon - 8
150 g Comté cheese - 9 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Total weight: 1,224 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in a towel bag.
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 min. | 2 hours | 35 min. | 3 hours 9 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
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.
They should not be too brown because they will be cooked again in the oven.
Leave to cool.
Stage 2 - 7 min.
Stage 3 - 1 hour
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.
Then cut dough into 2 lumps of same weight, roll each one into a ball.
Roll out one ball into a large rectangle.
Roll out one ball into a large rectangle.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Divide ¼ of the bacon over half the rectangle.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Then cover with grated Comté.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Make 3 slits with a sharp knife or dough cutter on the other half.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
With a brush, moisten the dough all around bacon so that it sticks well.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Then fold dough over on itself.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
And press well all round edges to stick.
Roll again gently to flatten.
Roll again gently to flatten.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Add another ¼ of the bacon on top, and sprinkle again with grated Comté.
Stage 12 - 1 hour
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.
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.
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..
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.
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 4,205 Kcal or 17,605 Kj | 118 gr | 402 gr | 236 gr |
| 210 % | 45 % | 38 % | 36 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 344 Kcal or 1,440 Kj | 10 gr | 33 gr | 19 gr |
| 17 % | 4 % | 3 % | 3 % |
| Per fougasse | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,103 Kcal or 8,805 Kj | 59 gr | 201 gr | 118 gr |
| 105 % | 23 % | 19 % | 18 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 fougasses : 5.52 €
- Per fougasse : 2.76 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sesame cookies, Four quarters, Hazelnut and orange cake, How to succeed in making sabayon (syllabub), Fish in a sesame crust, ... All |
| Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Couscous, How to fry eggs well, Panettone, Naan, Sushi, ... All |
| Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spaghetti Carbonara, Maroilles cheese quiche, Quiche Lorraine, Rabbit civet, How to cook bacon and remove excess fat, ... All |
| Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cubed salad, Two-cheese quiche, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, Courgettes (zuchinis) , ... All |
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