Muffuletta and Rosemary Focaccia Recipe

Ingredients:

-5 Cups All-purpose Unbleached Flour
-2 Teaspoons Instant Yeast
-2 – 3 Tablespoons Sonoma Farm  Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Plus 2 Additional Tablespoons To Oil Bowl)
-1 Teaspoon Salt
-2 Cups Warm Water (Approximate)
-1 1/2 Cups Sonoma Farm Muffuletta hot or mild
-1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Rosemary

For Baking:

Yield: Makes a 17 x 11 Inch Sheet pan Time 20 mins

Directions:

Measure and assemble your flour, oil, salt, yeast, and water.
Add everything but the water into a large bowl and stir.
Add half the water, muffuletta and rosemary, and stir.
Continue to add water until the dough begins to come together into a shaggy ball.
Dump the dough mixture onto a lightly floured surface surface and begin to knead with the heels of your hand.
Knead for about 5 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and pliant.
Add a little oil (2 tablespoons) to the bottom of a large bowl and place your ball of dough inside.
Roll the ball of dough around in the oil ensuring the sides of the bowl and ball of dough are both lightly oiled.
Cover your bowl with plastic wrap and place in a warm spot to rise.
Let the dough rise until it is doubled in size, about an hour or an hour and a half depending on ambient temperature.
Lightly oil chosen baking sheet with sides.
Dump your risen dough into the pan punching it down to deflate it.
Use your fingers to push and press the dough evenly over the bottom of the pan.
Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise for another 20 or 25 minutes or until the dough dimples when pushed with your fingertip.
Use the tips of your fingers to dimple the entire top of the focaccia.
Drizzle olive oil over the top turning the pan carefully to allow the oil to roll into the indentations.
Sprinkle coarse sea salt over the top of your focaccia and then let it sit and rise for another 15 minutes while you preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown, then cool to room temperature before slicing.

Sonoma Farm

Sept 2011