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Recipe and photography courtesy of Cuisinart’s Simple & Enticing Recipes with Fabrizio Bottero. |
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Focaccia Romana |
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Ingredients: |
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
- 1/8 teaspoon sugar
- 1/3 cup warm water (105˚F to 115˚F)
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cold water
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- cooking spray
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt
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Preparation: |
- Stir the yeast and sugar into the warm water in a 2-cup measure and let stand until it is foamy, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Place the flour and salt in the work bowl of a Ciusinart Food Processor fitted with the dough blade and process to combine, about 20 seconds.
- Add the cold water and 2 tablespoons oil to the yeast mixture. With the machine running (use dough speed if available), pour the liquid through the feed tube in a steady stream as fast as the flour absorbs it, about 35 seconds.
- Once the dough pulls away from the sides of the work bowl, process an additional 40 to 45 seconds to knead the dough.
- Place the dough in a lightly floured plastic food storage bag. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
- Divide the dough in half and roll it into 10-inch rounds. Place the rounds on the baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
- Use kitchen shears to make decorative cuts in the dough. Pull the dough from the edges, opening the cuts to give a lattice appearance.
- Brush the dough with the remaining oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Cover the loaves with plastic wrap coated with cooking spray and let them rise until puffy, about 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 450˚F. Bake the loaves until golden and crisp, about 20 to 25 minutes.
- Let them cool slightly on wire racks. Serve warm.
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