Fougasse
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup olive oil, plus more for brushing
- 6 to 8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- Semolina for dusting
- Put the yeast, olive oil, and 2 1/2 cups lukewarm water in the bowl of a standing mixer and blend.
- Add 6 cups of the flour and the salt gradually to the yeast mixture, stirring with the dough hook and adding more flour as necessary until the dough comes together.
- Form the dough into a ball and let rise in a bowl, covered, for one hour, then divide the dough into two portions.
- Roll each out into an oval about 1/4 inch thick.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, scatter some semolina on a cookie sheet, and transfer the dough onto the prepared sheet.
- Let rise for 30 minutes.
- Brush with additional olive oil, and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes.
- Eat when warm, if possible.
active dry yeast, olive oil, flour, salt, dusting
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fougasse-373965 (may not work)