Focaccia barese
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Focaccia barese

Potato in the dough, cherry tomatoes and olives on top. Crisp edges, soft middle, Bari's pride.

60 minTime
8 gProtein each
mildSpice
2hPlan ahead. Soak for 2 hours first; the 60 minutes come after.
Bari's bake1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPotato dough, tomato, olive, oregano.
The original
350kcalsame
8 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
60minutessame

Focaccia barese.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)3 cups
Rava (semolina)¾ cup fine semolina
Potato1 medium, boiled and mashed
Water1⅓ cups
Instant dry yeast1½ tsp
Salt2 tsp
Olive oil⅓ cup
Tomato300 g cherry tomatoes, halved
Green olivesa handful
Dried mixed herbs (italian seasoning)1 tsp oregano

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Mix flours, potato, water, yeast and salt into a soft, sticky dough. Rise 2 hours.
  2. 2Pour oil into a round tin, add dough and stretch to the edges.
  3. 3Press tomatoes cut side down into the dough, add olives, oregano and salt. Rise 30 minutes.
  4. 4Bake at 230C for 25 minutes until deep golden.
Serve it like this

Cut into wedges and serve warm or at room temperature, with a drizzle of oil.

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