RECIPE Foccacia (that brings me straight to Cinque Terre)

 🍞 26 October 2023, Thursday 

I absolutely love this recipe I found on YouTube from Natasha’s Kitchen. 

Years ago when I was at Cinque Terre, I had the absolutest most yummiest foccacia. I am not a fan of focaccia and never really ate it but I was a convert after having that one at Cinque Terre. I don’t figure I would be back so soon to Cinque Terre so my tummy was rather heart broken 💔 

However, I found this recipe online and the picture looked good so I decided to try and I love it!! I bake it occasionally and I reminisce my time at Cinque Terre and look forward to going back one day, but with not so much urgency anymore 🤣 

Here is the handwritten recipe, I worked out some proportions.

The one I usually like to bake is the x1/2 portion. The 1/3 portion is good for one person and it leaves u wanting more🤣 

Preheat oven 230 °C (takes about 20min to 45min) 

Bake for 25 Min 

1/2 portion: 

Pan size - square (well oiled) 

180g water (40 °C) 

3.5g yeast 

2.5g honey 

Mix these to activate yeast. Rest 5 min til foamy and bubbly 

235g AP flour 

3.5g salt 

Measure these in a glass bowl, slowly add the water in and stir to mix into shaggy dough 

7.5g oil (olive) 

Knead oil in to shaggy dough 

For visual on steps can check out Natasha’s kitchen on YouTube. 

Rest the dough for 30 min 

Perform stretch and fold 4 times (30 min interval) 

After 4th S&F, transfer dough to well oiled baking pan, coat the dough in oil, 

Rest 15 min and then stretch to fit in pan. 

Proof for 45-60 min. 

Make the topping: 

2tbsp olive oil 

2tbsp water 

2 cloves garlic 

1/2tsp salt

1/2tsp chopped rosemary (2 sprigs) 

Tap down on fluffy dough gently with fingertips splayed open and drizzle topping and 1tsp flaky salt, and send to bake at 230 °C for 25 min. 

Bon Appetit!