Focaccia Bread

Focaccia is Italian bread topped with herbs or other toppings like onion, olives, cherry tomatoes...

Ingredients:

1 recipe Basic Dough

9 inch loose bottom tin

2 tbsp olive oil

For topping

5 -7 cherry tomatoes

1 tsp mixed herbs

1 small onion, cut into thin slices

2-3 tbsp cheddar cheese, grated

Few black olives         

Method:

• Knead dough with 1 tsp of mixed herbs.
• Press the dough in a loose bottom greased tin and leave for second proving for about 15-20 min. 
• Now lightly milk wash the dough (for milk wash: mix together 2 tsp milk, 1 tsp water and 1 tsp oil)
• Make dents in dough with knuckle. Spoon 2 tbsp oil in dents, sprinkle toppings over the dough.
• Bake at 210 ^oC for 20-25 min in a preheated oven.
• Serve hot with any dip of your choice.