Harvest Foccacia
- 1 -ounce fresh yeast or 2 envelopes active dry yeast
- 2 cups whole milk, lukewarm
- 1 tablespoon sugar, plus 1 teaspoon
- 5 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the work surface
- 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1/3 cup, plus more for drizzling
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- 1 cup red grapes, halved or quartered
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
- Gray salt
- 1 egg, beaten well
- In a large bowl or the work bowl of an electric mixer, dissolve the yeast in the milk and add 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 cup of the flour.
- Mix well, cover bowl with tea towel and let stand in a warm place about 15 minutes for the yeast to activate.
- Place risen dough in mixer, set aside.
- Take a large saute pan and heat it dry over medium-high heat.
- Pour in 1 cup of the olive oil and add rosemary.
- Add grapes, and raisins, mix together and allow to cool.
- Begin to mix the dough, slowly, and mix another 4 cups of flour in to the yeast mixture with the dough hook attachment, then add a pinch of gray salt.
- Add half of the olive oil/grape mixture into dough.
- Knead until smooth with hands.
- Form the dough into a ball.
- Place some olive oil in large bowl to coat the sides.
- Place dough ball into bowl, and cover with tea towel.
- Cover with a damp towel and allow to rise in refrigerator until doubled in bulk about 45 minutes, or up to overnight for a fuller rise.
- The next day, take the risen dough, and place in mixing bowl.
- With more olive oil from the grape/raisin mixture, press dough down into a flat disk with the heel of your hand.
- Using your fingertips, nudge the dough into a rectangle.
- The dough can be rolled but the pressure will produce heavier bread.
- Transfer the dough to the baking sheet and brush with the remaining 1/3 cup olive oil.
- Cover with tea towel, and let rise again until doubled, 30 to 40 minutes.
- To bake, preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Bake 15 minutes then remove from the oven and brush with the egg.
- Sprinkle with the remaining grape mixture then the remaining sugar.
- Top with lemon zest and finish with some coarse salt.
- Return to the oven and continue to bake until golden brown on top and crisp on the bottom, about 7 or 8 minutes.
- Let cool in the pan before cutting.
yeast, milk, sugar, flour, extravirgin olive oil, rosemary, red grapes, golden raisins, kosher salt, lemon zest, salt, egg
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-chiarello/harvest-foccacia-recipe2.html (may not work)