Overnight Focaccia

  • This recipe requires no effort and no skill, just patience and desire to eat a really yummy Italian focaccia!
  • If you’re feeling creative, you can decorate your focaccia with some vegetables & herbs, or just sprinkle it with salt and olive oil and enjoy on its own!
  • A fantastic addition to stews, soups or for making tasty sandwiches.
  • You can cut it and freeze it to enjoy at a later date 🙂
Plain White Flour, Organic 1kg (Marriages)

Plain White Flour, Organic 1kg (Marriages)

500g Plain White Flour (or type 0)

Sea Salt Coarse 1kg (Sussex Wholefoods)

Sea Salt Coarse 1kg (Sussex Wholefoods)

1tsp Salt + more for sprinkling

Other Ingredients

  • 380ml water

Method

  1. Mix flour, water, yeast and salt in a bowl until roughly combined.
  2. Remove the dough momentarily and add 4tbsp olive oil to the bowl. Place the dough back in the bowl and by turning it around in a bowl, cover it with the olive oil.
  3. Cover with some clingfilm or a lid and place in the fridge for 8-24h.
  4. Layer a big baking tray with baking paper and cover with some olive oil.
  5. Place your focaccia dough on the baking tray and gently spread and stretch using your fingers. Cover with a cloth and leave for 1.5-2 hours.
  6. Preheat your oven to 230°.
  7. If you’re feeling creative, you can decorate your focaccia with some vegetables, herbs and spices!
  8. Pour more olive oil (around 2tbsp) on top of your focaccia, add a generous sprinkle of salt and place in the oven for 20 minutes.
  9. Remove from the oven, cool and enjoy!
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