Tomato foccacia
Foccacia is an open-textured Italian bread. The French sometimes refer to it as the Italian fougasse. This version is made with preserved tomatoes, green olives and parmesan.
83 K 4.4/5 (16 reviews)
4 hours 55 min.
Easy
10 foccacias
11 IngredientsLast modified on: October 24th 2017
For 10 foccacias, you will need:
- 1
6 lb + 2.9 oz flour - 2
8.8 oz instant mashed-potato powder - 3
3 lb + 1.3 oz water - 4
1.3 oz salt - 5
1.8 oz yeast - 6
14.1 oz Soured dough (optional) - 7
5.3 oz olive oil - 8
1 lb + 12.2 oz green olives - 9
1 lb + 12.2 oz preserved tomatoes - 10
14.1 oz Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) - 11
0.7 oz herbes de Provence
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
Resting: 2 hours 15 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 55 min.
All in all: 4 hours 55 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Roughly chop 1 lb + 12.2 oz green olives.
Stage 2 - 7 min.
Cut 1 lb + 12.2 oz preserved tomatoes into small pieces and add to the olives.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Cut 14.1 oz Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) into small dice and tip in with the tomatoes, scatter the herbes de Provence over and mix well.
Stage 4
In bread-making, the water temperature is always important. It's not a fixed value, but related to 3 other temperatures: 1) the temperature of your flour, 2) the room temperature in your kitchen, and 3) the basic temperature of this recipe, which is 52-56°C.
You can calculate the temperature of the water for this recipe in one click, using this small calculator.
You can calculate the temperature of the water for this recipe in one click, using this small calculator.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Put into a food mixer bowl: 6 lb + 2.9 oz flour, 8.8 oz instant mashed-potato powder, 3 lb + 1.3 oz water, 1.3 oz salt, 1.8 oz yeast and 14.1 oz Soured dough.
Knead on slow speed for 10 minutes.
Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.
Knead on slow speed for 10 minutes.
Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Towards the end of kneading, trickle in 5.3 oz olive oil.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Finish by tipping in the olives, tomatoes and parmesan. Knead again just until these are mixed in.
Stage 8 - 1 hour 30 min.
Gather the dough into a ball, transfer to a large bowl, cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Stage 9 - 15 min.
After this, weigh out 700g chunks and shape into balls.
Cover the dough with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 15 minutes.
Cover the dough with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 15 minutes.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Flatten the dough out by hand to expel the gas...
Stage 11
...then reshape into balls.
Put into bread rising baskets (bannetons).
Put into bread rising baskets (bannetons).
Stage 12 - 2 hours
Cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 2 hours.
Stage 13 - 5 min.
Stage 14 - 25 min.
And bake for about 25 minutes.
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
For the olive oil, you can use the oil from the tomatoes; the flavour will be even better.
Keeping: A few days.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 440 RDI=170 % | 1,940 RDI=180 % | 2,560 RDI=390 % | 16,610 RDI=830 % | 69,550 RDI: 830 % |
| Per 100 g | 7 RDI=3 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 40 RDI=7 % | 290 RDI=20 % | 1,220 RDI: 20 % |
| Per foccacias | 40 RDI=20 % | 190 RDI=20 % | 260 RDI=40 % | 1,660 RDI=80 % | 6,960 RDI: 80 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 10 foccacias : 34.30 €
- Per foccacias : 3.45 €
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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.
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Flour
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Water
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Green olives
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Preserved tomatoes
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