I have always wanted to make one of those funky flat focaccia breads with the tomatoes baked right into the top. So today I just did.
It is lovely to have a wedge of this with your soup at lunchtime (like I did today). And you can make a killer turkey sandwich on focaccia like this (um, yeah, that was dinner …)
It turned little more dense than I would have liked, and I thought the flavor of the herbs REALLY came through. If you want a more subtle herb flavor, cut down the amount of italian seasoning.
I threw a little pumpkin in the dough just because I have pumpkin coming out of my ears right now. I baked up a gargantuan pumpkin the other day and filled up 4 quart jars with the puree from this one big orange pumpkin. I hope I have time to make something ELSE with pumpkin before the busy weekend starts …
Rosemary Tomato Focaccia
Bread Dough:
- 2 c. bread flour
- 1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour
- 1 T. vital wheat gluten
- 2 1/4 t. yeast
- 1 t. salt
- 1 t. Italian seasoning
- 3/4 c. + 1 T. water
- 1/2 c. pumpkin puree
- 1/4 c. olive oil
- 1/4 c. shredded Asiago cheese
For the top:
- Fresh garden tomato, thinly sliced
- 1 – 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- Coarse sea salt
- Fresh ground pepper
- Finely chopped fresh rosemary
Directions:
- Throw the ingredients for the dough into your bread machine and set it on the “dough”setting.
- When the dough is finished, I cut it into two pieces and made two smaller focaccia. You could also make one larger focaccia.
- Shape the dough into a ball, then flatten it gently with your fingers or use a rolling pin till it’s 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick.
- Brush lightly with olive oil or spray with cooking spray, cover with a clean towel and let rise until it’s about doubled in size, about 40 minutes or so.
- Arrange the tomato slices on top, then sprinkle with garlic, sea salt, pepper and rosemary.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour or until the crust is golden brown and the loaf sounds hollow when you tap it.
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