Sourdough Focaccia Bread- Same day or Overnight Recipe
This focaccia bread is crispy on the outside, and chewy on the inside! With an easily flexible timeline, it is the best focaccia bread you'll make!
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Ingredients
- 3 ½ cup Flour
- 1 ½ cup Water
- ½ cup Active Sourdough Starter
- 2 tsp Salt
- 4-5 tbsp Olive Oil
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add your water and sourdough starter, and mix until cloudy.
- Add in flour, and salt, and with wet hands mix until a shaggy dough forms.
- Let rest for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- After it has rested, with wet hands stretch & fold the dough on all sides.
- Cover the dough and allow it to rise for 6-8 hours. This timeline is flexible and can vary depending on the temperature of your house.
- When dough has risen and been proofing for at least 6 hours, with oiled hands, bring dough out into baking dish. Drizzle with about 3 tbsp of olive oil. Moving dough around so that all sides are covered in oil.
- Gently dimple dough, spreading it out in the dish.
- Cover and allow it to sit for another 1-2 hours.
- After the second rise is done, preheat your oven to 425℉ & line your baking dish with parchment paper OR oil your baking dish very well.
- Gently dimple dough again, and top with your favourite toppings! You can gently press them in as well.
- Bake for 25- 30 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
- Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack, and serve warm!
Servings: 1 Pan