Recipes - No-Knead Focaccia Pizza

No-Knead Focaccia Pizza 

Recipe courtesy of Lisa Starr

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Ingredients

4 cups plain flour 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon instant yeast granules* 2 cups warm water 3 tablespoons olive oil Toppings (optional of your choice) Instant yeast granules are sold in small, vacuum packs in the baking section of supermarkets. Topping can include marinara sauce, mozzarella, pesto, caramelized onions, olives, lightly fried mushrooms, pine nuts, pineapple, tuna, capers, peppers, biltong etc. You also have the option of brushing with just olive oil mixed with crushed garlic or chili flakes and sprinkling over Maldon salt to make plain focaccia. Pizza can easily be kept parve if preferred.

Preparation Instructions

1: Combine flour, salt and yeast in a deep bowl, add water and mix with a large spoon till all the flour is incorporated to make a loose, sticky dough, then cover and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 hour.* 2: Pour 3 tablespoons of olive oil onto a cookie sheet pan lined with baking paper and turn the oven on to 210 C. 3: Using two forks , pull the sticky dough away from the sides of the bowl, and scrape onto the oiled pan. Briefly roll ball of dough in oil to coat completely and allow to rise again for 20 minutes while the oven heats. 4: Drizzle over a few drops of extra oil then, using your fingers, press the dough down to stretch as close as possible to the corners of your cookie sheet. Push down with your fingers to create dimples all over as these little pockets hold flavor.  5: Add toppings of your choice - or add crushed garlic/chili flakes and Maldon salt if you prefer to make plain focaccia bread -  and bake for 20 to 25 minutes till puffed up, lightly golden and crisp underneath. COOK'S NOTES: * I recently read a handy tip for quick bread rising. Run the empty dryer for 1-2 minutes then place the covered bowl inside and close the door. An especially handy tip when the weather turns cold. Note that the plain garlic 'n herb version of this bread is delicious served with soup. Interestingly, it also freezes surprisingly well. 🌽🍆🍅🍍🍠🍤🍗🧀🍔🍟🍕 🍏🍎🍐🍊Please recommend this page & be sure to follow the Coconut Whisperer which continues the traditions of Cheese the top Food and Recipe channel on Disqus 2017-2019 🌽🍆🍅🍍🍠🍤🍗🧀🍔🍟🍕🍏🍎🍐🍊 https://disqus.com/home/forum/the-coconut-whisperer/