Sourdough Focaccia recipe

Ingredients

Flour

500 g (3 3/4 cups)

Water

450 ml (1 4/5 cups)

starter for the dough

100 g (1 cup)

this

4 g (1 teaspoon)

Olive oil

Many home cooks crave making homemade bread, but this easy and versatile sourdough focaccia recipe , inspired by classic Italian focaccia, is just what you need to get started! Unlike classic focaccia, it requires a sourdough starter , which adds a depth of flavor you won’t get with store-bought loaves of focaccia bread.

Regular bread uses yeast, which is then left to do its job and create rise in the bread. Using sourdough means the yeast is already at work, resulting in a tastier , fluffier bread .

The flavor of the bread is slightly tangy thanks to the sourdough, with a crisp , chewy exterior . It’s soft on the inside with bubbly holes on the surface, created with no special equipment: just your fingers! For this recipe, you need the basic bread ingredients (flour, water, salt) and of course, the sourdough! Serve with extra virgin olive oil for dipping.

How to make sourdough focaccia
This sourdough recipe is easy to make. First, the leaven is incorporated into the dough. The dough goes through several resting periods, which creates the perfect texture and flavor of your Sourdough Focaccia.

After these resting periods, the dough is added to the baking sheet and pressed with your fingers to create small indentations. After a drizzle of olive oil, the bread is cooked until cooked through.

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