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Focaccia (Italian Flat Bread)


1/4 ounce Yeast -- dry active
1/2 ounce Sugar
12 ounces Water
1/2 cup Onions -- chopped
1 tablespoon Garlic -- minced
1 pound Flour, all-purpose -- plus
2 ounces Flour -- all-purpose
2 teaspoons Salt
1/2 teaspoon White pepper
1/2 teaspoon Fresh rosemary or basil or pesto
Olive oil
Kosher salt

Sauté onions and garlic, in a small amount of olive oil. Let mixture cool. Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water for 5 minutes. Place dry ingredients in mixer bowl. On low speed gradually add the yeast and the onion mixture. Knead for about 5 minutes. Retard overnight in a plastic bag, in refrigerator, Next Day: Bench dough for 15 - 30 minutes. Roll and stretch dough to fit a large cookie sheet. Proof for about 10 minutes. Lightly spread top with olive oil and sprinkle a few grains of Kosher salt over top. Finish with any ingredients you desire. (chopped olives, bleu cheese, sun dried tomatoes, pineapple, etc) and just before baking sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake @ 425 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes.
Color should be pale. Serve at room temperature

Serving Size : 1

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