Liguria

Focaccia genovese

Name: Focaccia genovese
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 cups maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 1 1/2 cups water; 1 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast; 2 tsp plus flaky salt salt; 1/3 cup divided olive oil; 1 tsp sugar

Golden, dimpled, salty and soaked in olive oil brine. Genoa dunks it in cappuccino. We won't judge.

50 minTime

7 gProtein each

mildSpice

1hPlan ahead. Soak for 1 hour first; the 50 minutes come after.

Genoa's bread1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayOil, salt, dimples, brine.

The original

320kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

50minutessame

Focaccia genovese.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)4 cups

Water1½ cups

Instant dry yeast1½ tsp

Salt2 tsp, plus flaky salt

Olive oil⅓ cup, divided

Sugar1 tsp

Method

4 steps

1Mix flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt and 2 tbsp oil into a soft dough. Rise 1 hour.
2Stretch into a well oiled tray and rest 30 minutes, then stretch again to the corners.
3Press deep dimples with oiled fingers. Pour over an emulsion of 3 tbsp oil and 3 tbsp water, then sprinkle salt. Rise 45 minutes.
4Bake at 230C for 18 to 20 minutes until deep golden.

Serve it like this

Cut into squares and serve warm, oily side up, on a board with soup, cheese or salads.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Liguria

Focaccia genovese

Golden, dimpled, salty and soaked in olive oil brine. Genoa dunks it in cappuccino. We won't judge.

50 minTime

7 gProtein each

mildSpice

1hPlan ahead. Soak for 1 hour first; the 50 minutes come after.

Genoa's bread1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayOil, salt, dimples, brine.

The original

320kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

50minutessame

Focaccia genovese.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)4 cups

Water1½ cups

Instant dry yeast1½ tsp

Salt2 tsp, plus flaky salt

Olive oil⅓ cup, divided

Sugar1 tsp

Method

4 steps

1Mix flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt and 2 tbsp oil into a soft dough. Rise 1 hour.
2Stretch into a well oiled tray and rest 30 minutes, then stretch again to the corners.
3Press deep dimples with oiled fingers. Pour over an emulsion of 3 tbsp oil and 3 tbsp water, then sprinkle salt. Rise 45 minutes.
4Bake at 230C for 18 to 20 minutes until deep golden.

Serve it like this

Cut into squares and serve warm, oily side up, on a board with soup, cheese or salads.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Focaccia genovese

Make it your way

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Method

Focaccia genovese

Make it your way

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