Thursday, May 28, 2009

Roasted Garlic and Spring onion Wheat Focaccia!



The loaf


Breakfast of the day: buttered Roasted garlic focaccia and Blueberry bread with strawberry syrup.



Ingredients:
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp active yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 3 cloves of garlic roated and then mashed
  • 2 sprigs of spring onions chopped finely
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions:
  1. Warm 1/2 cup of water to about 110 degrees.
  2. Add sugar and yeast to it. Mix well and let stand for 5 minutes or until frothy.
  3. Add 1 cup all purpose flour, salt, oregano, pepper and mix well.
  4. Add in the mashed garlic and spring onions and mix well.
  5. Add the rest of the flour in 1/2 cup batches to make a soft dough.
  6. Place dough in a well oiled container, covered, in a warm oven and let rise for an hour.
  7. Knead the dough well and pat it down to make an inch thick rectangle.
  8. Place the dough on a baking sheet.
  9. Brush the olive oil on the dough.
  10. Using the back end of a wooden spoon, make dimples in the dough.
  11. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese.( i dint have parmesan so did not use it this time)
  12. Place the baking sheet in the oven on center rack.
  13. place a pan of hot water on the bottom rack.
  14. Let dough rise for another half an hour or until doubled.
  15. Remove water pan and bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or till the top starts to get golden.
  16. Remove the bread and cool it on wire rack.
  17. Enjoy with olive oil or use to make panini sandwiches!.
  18. To make roasted garlic paste: Toss peeled garlic cloves in olive oil and Bake the garlic in foil at 375 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until brown and starts giving the roasted aroma. Remove from oven and let cool before mashing or making paste.
This one is headed for Yeastspotting.



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3 comments:

  1. I don't think you can go wrong with garlic and spring onions! I love your pansies too.

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  2. What a delicious breakfast it must have been!

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  3. Thank You Susan for putting in so much effort in displaying everyones creations!.
    All the flowers are from the community p-patch beside our building, which is getting more and more colorful by the day.

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