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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 24^th 2017

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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

Change these quantities to make: 1 fougasse 2 fougasses 4 fougasses 6 fougasses

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
34 min.	2 hours	35 min.	3 hours 9 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Fougasse with bacon and Comté : Photo of step #1

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 : Photo of step #2

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 : Photo of step #3

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 : Photo of step #4

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 : Photo of step #5

Divide ¼ of the bacon over half the rectangle.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Fougasse with bacon and Comté : Photo of step #6

Then cover with grated Comté.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Fougasse with bacon and Comté : Photo of step #7

Make 3 slits with a sharp knife or dough cutter on the other half.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Fougasse with bacon and Comté : Photo of step #8

With a brush, moisten the dough all around bacon so that it sticks well.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Fougasse with bacon and Comté : Photo of step #9

Then fold dough over on itself.

Stage 10 - 5 min.

Fougasse with bacon and Comté : Photo of step #10

And press well all round edges to stick.

Roll again gently to flatten.

Stage 11 - 5 min.

Fougasse with bacon and Comté : Photo of step #11

Add another ¼ of the bacon on top, and sprinkle again with grated Comté.

Stage 12 - 1 hour

Fougasse with bacon and Comté : Photo of step #12

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 : Photo of step #13

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 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 %

% 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 : 5.93 $
Per fougasse : 2.97 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Celeriac and sesame soup, Fillet of salmon meunière, Chocolate madeleines, Fruit crumble, Sesame fried scampi, ... All
	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paella, How to rehydrate dried mushrooms, Butter cream, Lemon tart, Turban of sole with langoustines, ... All
	Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Truffade, Gratin du Nord, African style chicken, Quiche Lorraine, Baby spinach salad, ... All
	Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Montlebon toast, Cubed salad, bread-crust quiche, Mini cheese and mustard toasts, Deep leek and potato quiche, ... All

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