I’m retrying the sourdough focaccia that I made before, changing the recipe a little.
Day 1: I started with a light sponge to rise and sour overnight. Mix
1 cup sourdough starter
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups water
together in large bowl. Cover and let rise overnight.
Day 2: Stir down and remove one cup of mixture for new sourdough starter. To the remaining sponge, add
1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour (I ran out of bread flour)
and let rise for another day. Meanwhile, mix
1 cup olive oil
5 cloves garlic, chopped fine
fresh rosemary leaves
1 teaspoon salt
and let it steep overnight to make a garlicky oil.
Day 3 (the day of baking): Mix into the sponge
½ cup of the garlicky olive oil
2½ cups bread flour (I bought more)
1 teaspoon salt
with bread hook. Knead in an additional
½ cup bread flour
by hand, to get a smooth dough. Place the ball of dough in a bowl with the garlicky oil (turning to coat the ball with oil), cover, and let rise 3–4 hours until tripled.
Stretch dough into a sheet about 12″ by 18″ by ⅜” in a greased cookie sheet with raised sides (use the garlicky oil from the bowl to grease the sheet). If the dough springs back, let it rest a couple of minutes and stretch it out again. Make dimples in the top surface and pour the remaining garlicky oil on top.
Let rise (covered) for an hour.
Preheat oven to 400°F (which means setting 450°F on my oven) and bake 35 minutes, until golden brown.
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