Phil Vickery's gluten free focaccia recipe
- 1 Drop of vegetable oil - for greasing
- 2 sachets (7g) easy-blend dried yeast
- 500 ml (17.6fl oz) Warm water
- 2 tsp Caster sugar
- 500 g (17.6oz) Gluten-Free bread mix - see below
- 1 tsp Xanthan gum
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Vitamin C powder
- 2 Egg whites
- 10 Garlic cloves, halved
- 4 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Sea salt
- 4 Sprigs fresh rosemary
- 400 g (14.1oz) Soya flour - Gluten-Free Bread Mix
- 200 g (7.1oz) Tapioca flour - Gluten-Free Bread Mix
- 400 g (14.1oz) Potato flour - Gluten-Free Bread Mix
- 300 g (10.6oz) Cornflour - Gluten-Free Bread Mix
- To make around 1.3kg of Gluten-Free bread mix takes around 5 minutes.
- Mix all the flours together very thoroughly or put into a food processor and pulse until mixed.
- You can store in an airtight container until you are ready to use.
- Oil a 3.5cm deep 30cm non-stick pizza pan.
- Whisk the yeast, water and sugar together well, then cover and leave in a warm place for 15 minutes to activate.
- Meanwhile, place the flour, xanthan gum, baking powder and vitamin C powder into a bowl and mix well.
- When the yeast is frothy, whisk the egg whites until foamy.
- Pour the yeast mixture over the flour and add the whisked egg white and bring together.
- Mix well, but do not over-mix.
- Spoon into the oiled pizza tray, cover lightly with clingfilm and press down lightly with your hands.
- Remove the clingfilm.
- Press the halved garlic cloves into the dough and re-cover with a fresh piece of clingfilm.
- Leave to prove in a warm place for 15-20 minutes, or until just doubled in height.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 220C/gas mark 7.
- Once the dough has risen, carefully remove the clingfilm, spoon over the oil and sprinkle over the salt and rosemary.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until well browned.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
- Slice into wedges to serve.
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Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/10944/gluten-free-foccacia (may not work)