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FOCACCIA CON LE OLIVE

July 26, 2011 By Manu 10 Comments

Focaccia con le olive

In Italy you can find all kinds of focaccia and after finding the perfect recipe for plain focaccia, I decided it was time to start jazzing it up a little.  I made focaccia con le olive for Victoria’s birthday as it is very common to find it at birthday parties in Italy and also because I love olives!  It is very easy to make and almost the same as the basic focaccia: you just have to remember when to add the olives!  Enjoy!

 

Recipe adapted from Viva la Focaccia

Ingredients: (makes 2 cookie sheets of 22cm x 32cm or 20×30 for a slightly thicker focaccia)
200 gms lukewarm water
20 gms extra virgin olive oil for the dough (plus more for the cookie sheets and focaccia surface)
7 gms salt
3 gms malt or ½ tsp honey
320 gms plain flour
6 gms dry yeast dissolved in 1 tbsp warm water
Green olives, pitted

Put the water, oil, salt, honey (or malt) in a mixer with a dough hook.

Then add half the flour.  Knead until all the ingredients come together.

Then dissolve the yeast in the water and add it to the mixture.

Add the remaining flour little by little and knead for 15 minutes.

When ready, transfer the dough on a benchtop sprinkled with flour, and cover it with a tea towel (the dough has to be soft and sticky… so don’t panic!  It is normal!).  Let it rest for 15 minutes.

Then fold it on itself and slightly flatten it.  Do this twice.  Cover and let it rest for 15 more minutes.

Put some (quite a bit… 3 to 4 tbsp) extra virgin olive oil on the cookie sheets.

Divide the dough in 2 and place it on the 2 cookie sheets.

Turn the dough over so it gets coated in oil on all sides, this will prevent a crust from forming on the dough surface and it will make it easier to flatten later.

Let it rise for 1 hour.  I put it in the oven that is turned off with only the light on.

After it has risen for an hour, take the focaccia out and flatten them with your hands (it will be very easy, just push the dough down and don’t stretch it).

Add 3 pinches of salt on the surface of each focaccia.  Put them back in the oven to rise for 30 minutes more.

Then take them out and pour 2 or 3 tbsp of lukewarm water and 2 or 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil on the top.

Spread the mixture by massaging it with your hands and make the characteristic holes by pressing down hard with your fingertips.

Now quickly add the pitted olives and press them gently onto the dough.

Then put the focaccia back in oven and let it rise for 1 hour more.

Bake in a preheated fan forced oven at 200 – 220°C for about 12 to 15 minutes.  When ready, put it on a wire rack to cool down and brush immediately with some extra virgin olive oil.  Cut into pieces and enjoy!

Focaccia con le olive
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Focaccia con le Olive

An easy recipe to make traditional Olive Focaccia at home.
Course Bread
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 45 minutes
Servings 2 cookie sheets
Author Viva La Focaccia

Ingredients

  • 200 gms lukewarm water
  • 20 gms extra virgin olive oil for the dough plus more for the cookie sheets and focaccia surface
  • 7 gms salt
  • 3 gms malt or ½ tsp honey
  • 320 gms plain flour
  • 6 gms dry yeast dissolved in 1 tbsp warm water
  • Green olives pitted

Instructions

  1. Put the water, oil, salt, honey (or malt) in a mixer with a dough hook.
  2. Then add half the flour. Knead until all the ingredients come together.
  3. Then dissolve the yeast in the water and add it to the mixture.
  4. Add the remaining flour little by little and knead for 15 minutes.
  5. When ready, transfer the dough on a benchtop sprinkled with flour, and cover it with a tea towel (the dough has to be soft and sticky… so don’t panic! It is normal!). Let it rest for 15 minutes.
  6. Then fold it on itself and slightly flatten it. Do this twice. Cover and let it rest for 15 more minutes.
  7. Put some (quite a bit… 3 to 4 tbsp) extra virgin olive oil on the cookie sheets.
  8. Divide the dough in 2 and place it on the 2 cookie sheets.
  9. Turn the dough over so it gets coated in oil on all sides, this will prevent a crust from forming on the dough surface and it will make it easier to flatten later.
  10. Let it rise for 1 hour. I put it in the oven that is turned off with only the light on.
  11. After it has risen for an hour, take the focaccia out and flatten them with your hands (it will be very easy, just push the dough down and don’t stretch it).
  12. Add 3 pinches of salt on the surface of each focaccia. Put them back in the oven to rise for 30 minutes more.
  13. Then take them out and pour 2 or 3 tbsp of lukewarm water and 2 or 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil on the top.
  14. Spread the mixture by massaging it with your hands and make the characteristic holes by pressing down hard with your fingertips.
  15. Now quickly add the pitted olives and press them gently onto the dough.
  16. Then put the focaccia back in oven and let it rise for 1 hour more.
  17. Bake in a preheated fan forced oven at 200 – 220°C for about 12 to 15 minutes. When ready, put it on a wire rack to cool down and brush immediately with some extra virgin olive oil.
  18. Cut into pieces and enjoy!

Focaccia con le olive

On a completely different note I’d like to announce that my Moussaka recipe won this month’s recipe challenge over at FoodFrenzy!  This month’s ingredient was “cinnamon”.  I am so thrilled!  Thank You all soooo much for your support!  <3

 

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Comments

  1. Aroma y Cocina says

    July 28, 2011 at 1:52 am

    Excellent focaccia! And the other one you have with onions seems also so tasty, I must try them.
    Regards.
    Begoña

    Reply
  2. Amy @ Gastronome Tart says

    July 28, 2011 at 4:41 am

    Your focaccia looks fantastic! Mine always turns out way too crispy on the bottom 🙁 I think I will have to try your recipes. I mean you are Italian after all 🙂

    Reply
  3. Lola Lobato says

    July 28, 2011 at 4:42 am

    I like you adding of the olives, looks good ! mmmm….

    Reply
  4. Lyn says

    July 28, 2011 at 6:36 am

    Hi Manu! Congratulations on your winning of your Moussaka Recipe at FoodFrenzy! 😀
    This Focaccia looks delicious but needs a lot of time & patience which I think I’ll just try it out once and stop for a very long time before baking the 2nd time.. coz I’m lazy to wait.. Hee 😛
    btw, why do you need to add in the olives quickly?

    Reply
  5. Juliana says

    July 28, 2011 at 9:32 am

    Manu, your focaccia looks fabulous with the green olives, love the step-by-step pictures…awesome!
    Hope you are having a wonderful week 🙂

    Reply
  6. Amelia from z tasty life says

    July 28, 2011 at 9:31 pm

    Mmm che buona idea manu, e come sembra soffice. Looks lovely!

    Reply
  7. Elyse says

    July 29, 2011 at 2:52 am

    Mmm focaccia with olives – yum! Sounds like a great snack to have for your daughters birthday!

    Reply
  8. [email protected] in disguise says

    July 31, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    Oh I am in love!
    olives and foccacia…can’t beat that

    Reply

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