ROMAN FOCACCIA

Basic level

FOCACCIA

SFIZIO CROCK

farina di grano tenero

sale fino

lievito di birra

olio extra vergine d’oliva

acqua

DOUGH

Ingredients

1.000g

white bread flour  - (media forza - 200/220 W)

1.000g

salt

30g

fresh yeast

10g

extra virgin olive oil

30g

water

1.400-1.500g

Preparation

In a spiral kneading machine, knead the ingredients adding 2/3 of the dose of water. 

Let the dough turn for 3-4 minutes at second speed, then add the remaining water in 3 or 4 times.

Make sure that the poured water has been adsorbed before adding more.

The kneading time shall be approximately 15-20 minutes.

Make sure that the temperature of the dough is 25-26°C.

Put the dough into an oiled bowl and let it rest for 60 minutes at 25°C. 

Overturn the bowl onto a well-floured board and portion the dough out into loaves of 800-900g each. 

Shape each loaf into an oval. 

Put the loaves in oiled stackable boxes and let rise at 5°C for 16 hours.

Final composition

Remove the boxes from the fridge and leave them at room temperature (24-25°C) for 60 minutes, then let them rise in the proofer room at 28°C, with the 75% of relative humidity, for 120 minutes.

Sprinkle the work surface with durum wheat flour, then overturn a loaf onto it and sprinkle flour onto the dough surface too.

Press the loaf with your finger, to wide and flatten it, in order to shape a focaccia.

Transfer the focaccia onto a baker’s peel, remove any excess flour, then evenly drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with salt.

Bake the focaccia for 9 minutes at 260-270°C, until it take a brownish tint on.

ADVICE: In order to make the production more flexible, it is possible to pre-bake the focaccia following these instructions. Bake at 260-270°C for 6-7 minuti, then let cool down. Package the bases of focaccia into food containers or food bag made of plastic to avoid drying, reserve in the fridge for no longer than 3 days. When necessary, bake at 260°C for 3-4 minutes until brownish.

 

SOME IDEAS FOR TOPPINGS:

Soft wheat flour base - diced tomato, raw ham, buffalo milk mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, fresh basil. COLD

Wholemeal flour base - speck, Malga or Taleggio cheese, sautéed mushrooms. COLD

Durum wheat flour - Mozzarella (melted), Mortadella, Emmenthal, pistachio oil.

Korn Fit base - diced peeled tomato, Bresaola, goat's cheese, rocket. COLD.

Curcubread base - Mozzarella (melted), cooked ham, confit cherry tomatoes.

Vitamais base - Mozzarella (melted), Gorgonzola cheese, walnut kernels, chives.

Gran Rustico base - Mozzarella (melted), grilled vegetables, balsamic vinegar glaze.

Gran Mediterraneo base - Stracchino cheese, swordfish carpaccio, caramelized onions.

To make the "cold" versions, bake the base as explained, let cool down until lukewarm, then top with the chosen ingredients, without further baking.

To make the other options bake the base and, when right out of the oven, spread Mozzarella on top and return to the oven for 1 minute to melt it. Remove from the oven and top with the other ingredients.

IRCA products in the recipe