Simple Recipe :
- 800g White Strong Flour
- Olive Oil (30 to 45g)
- 200g Semolina flour (medium is ok)
- 1 Tablespoon of Salt / 15g (sea salt is nice)
- Dry Yeast for 1KG Bread – 10g
- Fresh rosemary / Thyme / Dried Herbs
How to Make it:
Mix all dry parts first, including herbs.
Then add olive oil, 2 to 3 tablespoons
650ml lukewarm water this is lower than my other loaves of bread (65% versus 75%)
(a bit warmer than blood …about 40degrees)
mix with a fork in the bowl
work the dough manually (for therapy effect), use the machine if you want.
keep the dough fairly moist
put on the work surface and work the dough, about 5 minutes.
“tuck-in” the dough into a ball and put into a large bowl with a bit of flour
let rise for 1 hour
put the dough into a large baking tray (clay or ceramic one) with olive oil in the bottom
poke the dough so that the tray is fully filled
put a bit of olive oil on top
let rise a second time for 20/30 minutes
poke with 1 finger in even spaced holes
pre-heat oven to 250 degrees.
Put Rosemary on top of the dough.
poke the dough with 1 finger until holes evenly spread
add a bit of rock salt on top.
put in the oven for 20/30 minutes or until golden brown and dry inside.
Take out and let cool for 30 minutes
