this weeks recipe from baking with julia is the focaccia featured on page 143 and is hosted by sharmini of wandering through. be sure to visit her page to see the recipe or better yet, pick up a copy of baking with julia-it is worth every bit of space on the shelf. to see what the other 100 or so bakers have come up with, visit the tuesdays with dorie page.
a few notes to share. since there is just two of us in the house, i cut the recipe in half and made two small squares. while the recipe called for a 24-36 hour rest in the fridge, my life could only accomodate about 16-18 hour period. that is probably why i did not get all of the little bubbles on the surface. maybe next time, or maybe not. the bread was nice and light; the shorter resting did not seem to be a huge issue. since i was pressed for time, i didn't bother with the fresh herbs and just sprinkled a little sea salt on top of each loaf.
my sundried tomatoes came packed in olive oil. to add even more flavor to the bread, i used some of that oil in the bread too. it gave it a nice tomato orange shade.
the window pane test for gluten development. if you can stretch it out to a transparent window without tearing, it is ready.
shaped and waiting to be baked
after a light brush of olive oil, this loaf of bread is waiting its turn in the oven.
fresh from the oven.
Sun-dried tomatoes -- what a great addition! The focaccia looks terrific.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bread! I love the addition of the sun-dried tomatoes. Very nice indeed!
ReplyDeleteI love how you incorporated the sundried tomatoes into the focaccia.
ReplyDeleteThanks for baking along this week.
Smart to use the tomato oil right in the bread. Brilliant, I'd say.
ReplyDeleteOh sun-dried tomatoes sound like a great addition! Looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour sun-dried tomato version looks wonderful. So many tasty creations & good ideas this week - I can hardly stand it.
ReplyDeleteLoving the sun dried tomatoes!! That looks so good. Great shots of your focaccia in the different stages.
ReplyDeleteWe also loved this bread. Even in our gluten free version, the dough was surprisingly elastic and easy to work with. Definitely want to try it again in the future.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of the sun dried tomatoes. I bet it tasted wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so good. I love sun-dried tomatoes. I did not get the window pane effect; mine did not even stretch before tearing. It turned out OK in the end, though no lovely air pockets.
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