Rosemary-Pepper Focaccia
- 2 cups (or more) bread flour
- 1 envelope fast-rising dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 3/4 cup hot water (125F. to 130F.)
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons olive oil
- Cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- Blend 2 cups flour, yeast, salt and sugar in processor.
- Combine hot water and 1 tablespoon oil in glass measuring cup.
- With machine running, add water mixture through feed tube and process until elastic and uniformly moist dough forms that just cleans inside of work bowl, about 40 seconds.
- If dough is sticky, add more flour by tablespoons, incorporating each addition before adding next.
- If dough is dry, add water by tablespoons, incorporating each addition before adding next.
- Gather dough into ball.
- Transfer to greased bowl, turning to coat entire surface.
- Cover with damp towel and let rise 30 minutes.
- Grease 12-to 14-inch pizza pan or baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with cornmeal.
- Punch dough down and knead until smooth.
- Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
- Roll out dough on lightly floured surface pan.
- Dimple surface with fingertips.
- Spread remaining 2 teaspoons oil over.
- Sprinkle with rosemary and crushed red pepper.
- Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
- Let rise 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Bake bread until golden, about 20 minutes.
- Cut hot bread into wedges and serve.
bread flour, fastrising, salt, sugar, hot water, olive oil, cornmeal, fresh rosemary, red pepper
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/rosemary-pepper-focaccia-120 (may not work)