Rosemary, Shallot, Focaccia with Cerasuola Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 3 tablespoons Delizia's Cerasuola Extra Virgin Olive Oil (plus additional 1/4 cup for drizzling)
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 3 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots
- 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt for sprinkling on top(optional)
Directions
| 1) Lightly grease a 9" x 13" pan, and drizzle 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil in the bottom. |
| 2) Combine all of the ingredients, and beat at high speed with an electric mixer for 60 seconds. |
| 3) Scoop the sticky batter into the prepared pan, cover the pan, and let it rise at room temperature for 60 minutes, till it's become puffy. |
| 4) While the dough is rising, preheat the oven to 375°F. |
| 5) Gently poke the dough all over with your index finger. 6) Distribute sliced shallots and chopped rosemary evenly over the surface of the dough. |
| 6) Drizzle dough with 1/4 cup Cerasuola extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt, if desired. |
| 7) Bake the bread till it's golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. |
| 8) Remove it from the oven, wait 5 minutes, then turn it out of the pan onto a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature. |



