Focaccia with garden herbs – simple recipe with sourdough and fresh herbs
This homemade focaccia with garden herbs brings Mediterranean flair directly to your plate. The light, sourdough-based dough is topped with fresh herbs like rosemary, thyme, and parsley and seasoned with coarse sea salt. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside – perfect as a side dish for a barbecue, as an appetizer, or for dipping in aromatic tomato sauce. A true treat that's easy to prepare!
Ingredients
50 g sourdough starter
1 tbsp honey
500 g light wheat flour (e.g. type 550)
10 g salt
5 tbsp olive oil
fresh herbs of your choice (e.g. basil, parsley,
oregano, rosemary, thyme)
coarse sea salt for sprinkling
preparation
Place the sourdough starter in a large bowl, add 350 ml of cold water and honey, and stir until smooth. Then add the flour and salt and mix everything with your hands until a sticky dough forms. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it rise at room temperature for about 8–12 hours.
Pour the olive oil onto a baking sheet and spread it evenly with a brush. After the rising time, carefully remove the focaccia dough from the bowl using a spatula or dough scraper and place it onto the greased baking sheet.
Turn the dough over once so it's generously coated with oil on both sides. Cover the dough with some baking paper and let it rise for another hour.
Preheat the oven to 220ºC (top/bottom heat). Meanwhile, wash and sort the herbs.
Gently stretch the focaccia dough into an elongated, oval shape with your hands. Use your fingertips to make slight indentations in the dough and top with the fresh herbs. Press the herbs down lightly to ensure they adhere to the dough.
Finally, sprinkle the focaccia generously with sea salt and bake it in the preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes.
Tip
Focaccia tastes best when enjoyed warm from the oven with some fresh butter, a spicy dip or tomato sauce.
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The recipe is from the book:
Birgit Fazis
Bread & Honey -Recipes for a good life
Price 28 €
ISBN 978-3-7995-1475-0
Jan Thorbecke Publishing
Far too often, we forget to treat ourselves to a break in our fast-paced everyday lives. "Bread and Honey" is a haven of peace and a plea for more serenity in the kitchen. The seasonally structured book invites you to savor the great joys of traditional cuisine with body and soul.
