Italian focaccia bread: how to make flavorful pastries

Focaccia is a delicious Italian pastry that can be a substitute for the usual bread. The base for the dish is made with water and yeast, which can also be supplemented with toppings: sausage, cheese, tomatoes, spices, or herbs.

Food blogger Julia Kopetsoni (julia_kopetsoni) shared a recipe for a flavorful focaccia bread on her Instagram page, which is made using the simplest yeast dough.

Ingredients:

• flour - 240 g
• dry yeast - 3 g
• sugar - 8 g
• salt - 5 g
• water - 150 ml
• olive oil - 30 ml
• sun-dried tomatoes + caraway seeds (for lubrication)

How to cook:

1. Chop the garlic and mash in a mortar and pestle with olive oil.

2. Add salt and cumin leaves to the resulting mass.

3. Chop and add the sun-dried tomatoes to the mixture.

4. To prepare the dough, mix water, salt, sugar and yeast.

5. Add flour and knead into a smooth dough. Leave it in a warm place to increase in volume.

6. After that, put the finished dough on a baking sheet or in a baking dish. Leave it again to increase slightly in volume.

7. Next, grease the surface of the focaccia with the filling.

8. Bake at 220 degrees for 20 minutes.