Herb & Sea Salt Flakes Focaccia

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Ingredients

  • 2 x packets of active dry yeast

  • 1 tsp sugar

  • 1 ¾ cups lukewarm water

  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle on bread

  • 1 ½ tsp Cape Culinary Fine Table Salt

  • 4-5 cups all purpose flour

  • 5 tbsp Cape Culinary Natural Sea Salt Flakes

  • 4 tbsp dried Cape Culinary Mixed Herbs

  • 6 tbsp fresh crushed garlic

  • 2 tbsp Cape Culinary Course Black Pepper

 

Preparation

  • Dissolve yeast and sugar until foamy. In another bowl, add the water, olive oil, table salt. Pour in yeast mixture.

  • Blend in the flour, until the dough comes together. Put the dough in an oiled bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour, until doubled.

  • Knead the dough for about 5 minutes, and let rise for 15 minutes, covered. Make impressions in the dough, 2.5cm (1inch) apart. Let rise for 1 hours

  • Preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Drizzle the dough with olive oil and sprinkle with the dried mixed herbs, the crushed garlic and 5tbs of the Cape Culinary Natural Sea Salt Flakes.