Maple Syrup Brine Focaccia
Four hours of rising, twenty-five minutes in the oven
Very hydrated dough, worked only with a fork: type 1 flour, water, brewer's yeast, and salt. One hour in a bowl, then three in a baking pan.
The brine of oil, water, salt, and organic Dark maple syrup goes into the dimples and creates the crust.
50 min + 4 hrs proving
Preparation time
Leavened
Category
Media
Difficulty
4 servings
Servings
What is needed
Serves 4, for one oven tray.
400g type 1 flour
320 g cold water
7 g fresh brewer's yeast
15g salt
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (brine)
2 tablespoons of Pure Organic Dark Maple Syrup (brine)
A generous pinch of salt (brine)
2 tablespoons water (brine)
Eight steps
The flour
Place it in a large bowl with the salt.
Yeast
Dissolve the yeast in the water, pour the liquid into the flour and mix with a fork until a uniform, moist and sticky mixture is formed.
First proofing
An hour in the same bowl.
In baking dish
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pour in the dough. Roughly spread it out with oiled hands, then let it rise for another 3 hours.
The oven
Heat to 190 °C.
The brine
Prepare it with oil, water, maple syrup and salt.
Dimples
With oil-greased fingertips, create dimples on the surface, then pour the brine and spread it by slightly tilting the baking pan.
Bake
25 minutes, or until golden brown.
Two things to know
Do not knead the dough by hand. It is intentionally sticky: a fork is enough, kneading would dry it out.
Make the dimples when the oven is already hot, just before baking, otherwise they will close up.
The ingredient
The variety used in this recipe. Organic Dark: robust taste, from certified organic orchards.
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