Fennel Seed Focaccia with Kalamata Olives

Name: Fennel Seed Focaccia with Kalamata Olives
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 867 milliliters (about) bread flour; 5 teaspoons coarse salt; 1 teaspoons dry yeast; 2 teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed; 237 milliliters pitted Kalamata olives; 2/3 cup chopped, 1/3 cup quartered; 2 Tbsps milk; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 296 milliliters unbleached all purpose flour; 59 milliliters warm water (105°F to 115°F); 177 milliliters lukewarm water (95°F to 100°F); 237 milliliters cool water (85°F to 90°F)

The recipe Fennel Seed Focaccia with Kalamatan Olives could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in around 45 minutes. This bread has 339 calories, 10g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up warm water, kalamatan olives; 2/3 cup, yeast, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Mix flour and yeast in 8- to 10-cup bowl. Using wooden spoon, stir in 3/4 cup water; beat until smooth soft dough forms, about 3 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Cover with plastic; let stand 30 minutes. Chill overnight.

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Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before continuing.

Stir 1/4 cup warm water and yeast in large bowl.

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Let stand 5 minutes.

Add starter and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cool water. Using wooden spoon, mix starter and water 1 minute (mixture will look milky and foamy).

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Mix in 1 1/2 tablespoons oil, 4 teaspoons salt, milk and fennel.

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Add 3 1/3 cups bread flour, about 1 cup at a time, mixing until very soft sticky dough forms.

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Knead dough gently on floured surface until dough comes together but is still sticky, sprinkling with more flour and loosening dough from surface with pastry scraper, about 5 minutes. Return to same bowl. Cover with plastic; let rest until firmer and less sticky, about 20 minutes.

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Knead dough gently on floured surface until supple and elastic, sprinkling with flour to prevent sticking, about 5 minutes. Push dough out to 12-inch square.

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Sprinkle with 2/3 cup chopped olives; fold dough over olives. Knead gently to distribute olives; shape into ball.

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Oil large bowl with 1/2 tablespoon oil.

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Add dough; turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap.

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Wrap

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Let dough rise until almost doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Uncover; fold dough edges in toward center. Turn dough over, releasing some air but deflating as little as possible. Cover; let rise until almost doubled, about 1 hour.

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Position rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 425°F. Oil 17x11-inch baking sheet and line with parchment paper. Turn out dough onto pan. Without deflating dough, gently stretch and push dough to cover pan. If dough springs back, let rest 5 minutes, then stretch. Repeat resting and stretching until dough stays in place. Press quartered olives over surface. Indent dough with fingertips in several places.

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Let rise until puffy, about 20 minutes.

Sprinkle dough with 1 teaspoon salt.

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Place pan in oven. Spray oven with water 8 times. Close door 1 minute. Open and spray several times more. Close door; bake focaccia 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.

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