Focaccia Bread

• 500 grams Strong Bread Flour (see Note), Plus Extra For Work Surfaces
• 1 Tablespoon Coarse Semolina
• 15 grams Active Dried Yeast
• 1 pinch Sugar
• 320 milliliters Warm Water
• 50 milliliters Olive Oil, Plus Extra For Drizzling
• 75 grams Pitted Black Olives, Sliced
• 150 grams Sun Dried Tomatoes
• Sea Salt And Pepper
• 1 sprig Rosemary, Leaves Removed And Chopped
• 75 grams Caramelized Onion

1. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the flour, semolina and yeast with a generous pinch of salt and sugar.
2. Mix the warm water with the olive oil in another bowl. Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture and gradually add the liquid. It's easiest to mix this with a fork to start with and then, when it is just coming together, use your hands to make it into a ball.
3. Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes until smooth, elastic and springy to the touch.
4. Place the dough in a large floured mixing bowl and leave to rise in a warm place for 30-60 minutes until doubled in size.
5. Preheat the oven to 200u0b0C/395u0b0F.
6. Place the risen dough in an oiled baking tray (about 15 x 24cm) and sprinkle with a little salt. Grease your fingers with a little olive oil and press the dough all the way to the edges of the tray.
7. Press the olives and sun-dried tomatoes into the dough so that they are slightly poking above the surface. Season with salt and pepper and scatter over the rosemary leaves.
8. Drizzle the bread with a little extra olive oil and place in the preheated oven for 30 minutes until golden and cooked through. Remove from oven.
9. Turn bread out of the tray, then transfer to a board, top with caramelized onions, slice and serve.
10. Note: Bread flour is a suitable substitution for strong bread flour.
11. There is nothing better than cooking and smelling homemade bread in your own house. Sometimes cooking homemade bread can be a daunting and intimidating task, however when you decide to embark on this baking journey it is ever so rewarding! My wife and I decided to do focaccia bread. The idea came when we were watching Gordon Ramsay's Cookery Course, and he made focaccia bread that looked so good. We replicated his recipe with a few additions of our own.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/focaccia-bread-3/ (may not work)