Best 3 Whole Wheat Focaccia With Cherry Tomatoes And Olives Recipes
**Savory and Aromatic: A Journey Into the World of Whole Wheat Focaccia with Cherry Tomatoes and Olives**
Indulge in the rustic charm of homemade focaccia bread, a delectable Italian flatbread that combines the wholesome goodness of whole wheat flour with the vibrant flavors of cherry tomatoes and olives. This culinary masterpiece offers a delightful balance of textures, from the crispy golden crust to the soft and airy interior, while the tangy sweetness of the tomatoes and the savory saltiness of the olives create a symphony of flavors in every bite. This detailed recipe guide takes you step by step through the process of crafting this delectable bread, ensuring a perfect result every time. From preparing the dough to baking it to perfection, we'll guide you through the entire process, providing tips and tricks to achieve that authentic Italian flavor. Along the way, discover variations and additional recipes to tantalize your taste buds, including a mouthwatering focaccia topped with caramelized onions and gooey cheese, a Mediterranean-inspired focaccia bursting with sun-dried tomatoes and Kalamata olives, and a sweet and savory focaccia studded with fresh berries and a drizzle of honey. Get ready to embark on a culinary adventure as we explore the world of whole wheat focaccia with cherry tomatoes and olives.
WHOLE WHEAT FOCACCIA WITH CHERRY TOMATOES AND OLIVES
Even in mid-September, you can find sweet cherry tomatoes, and they look beautiful in abundance on the top of this focaccia. I combined them with black olives for a bread that transports me to Provençe.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories breakfast, brunch, dinner, lunch, snack, appetizer, dessert
Time 3h50m
Yield 1 large focaccia, serving 12
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Make the sponge. Combine yeast and water in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer and stir to dissolve. Whisk in flour. Cover with plastic wrap and let proof in a warm place until bubbly and doubled in volume, about 45 minutes.
- Make the dough. If using a stand mixer, whisk together yeast and water in a small bowl and let stand until creamy, a few minutes. Add to sponge in the mixer bowl, along with olive oil. Add flours and salt and mix in with the paddle attachment for 1 to 2 minutes, until ingredients are amalgamated. Change to the dough hook and knead on medium speed for 8 to 10 minutes. Dough should come together and slap against the sides of the bowl. It will be slightly tacky. To make the dough by hand, combine yeast and water as directed and whisk into sponge with the olive oil. Whisk in all-purpose flour. Add salt and remaining flour, one cup at a time, folding it in with a spatula or a wooden spoon. When you can scrape out the dough , add flour to the work surface, put the dough on top and knead for 8 to 10 minutes, until soft and velvety. Return to the bowl (coat bowl lightly with olive oil first).
- Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let dough rise in a warm spot until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Shape the focaccia. Coat a 12-x 17-inch sheet pan (sides and bottom) with olive oil. Line with parchment and flip the parchment over so exposed side is oiled. Turn dough onto the baking sheet. Oil or moisten your hands, and press out dough until it just about covers the bottom of the pan. Dough may be sticky. Cover with a towel and allow it to relax for 10 minutes, then continue to press it out until it reaches the edges of the pan. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm spot for 45 minutes to an hour, or until dough is full of air bubbles.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees after 30 minutes of rising (30 minutes before you wish to bake), preferably with a baking stone in it. Place thyme and olive oil for the topping in a small saucepan or skillet and heat until thyme begins to sizzle. Count to 30 and remove from heat. Swirl the oil in the pan, then transfer to a measuring cup or ramekin and allow to cool.
- With lightly oiled fingertips or with your knuckles, dimple the dough, pressing down hard so that you leave indentations. Arrange cherry tomato halves and olives on dough, pressing them into the dimples. Drizzle on olive oil and use your fingers to distribute any thyme that remains in the cup or ramekin over the tomatoes. Sprinkle with a little coarse sea salt if desired.
- Place pan in oven on baking stone. Spray oven 3 times with water during the first 10 minutes of baking and bake 20 to 25 minutes, until edges are crisp and top is golden. If you wish, remove focaccia from the pan and bake directly on the stone during the last 10 minutes. Remove from oven, remove from pan at once and cool on a rack. If you want a softer focaccia, cover with a towel when you remove it from the oven. Sprinkle torn or slivered basil leaves over the surface of the focaccia. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 211, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 242 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram
WHOLE WHEAT FOCACCIA WITH TOMATOES AND FONTINA
Focaccia, a little crisp on the bottom but soft on the top and inside, can take on many toppings besides tomatoes. Focaccia is a dimpled flatbread that can take a number of toppings, like a pizza but breadier. I used Community Grains whole wheat flour for this half-whole-wheat version, and I'm loving the results so much that I'm ready to start on a week's worth of focaccia recipes with different toppings very soon. The bread is fragrant with olive oil, a little crisp on the bottom but soft on the top and the inside. It's a great vehicle for summer tomatoes.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories breakfast, brunch, dinner, lunch, appetizer, side dish
Time 4h
Yield 1 large focaccia, serving 12 generously
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make the sponge. Combine the yeast and water in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer and stir to dissolve. Whisk in the flour. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until bubbly and doubled in volume, about 45 minutes.
- Make the dough. If using a stand mixer, whisk the yeast and the water in a small bowl and let stand until creamy, a few minutes. Add to the sponge in the mixer bowl, along with the olive oil. Add the flours and salt and mix with the paddle attachment for 1 to 2 minutes, until the ingredients are amalgamated. Change to the dough hook and knead on medium speed for 8 minutes. The dough should come together and slap against the sides of the bowl. It will be slightly tacky. To make the dough by hand, combine yeast and water as directed and whisk into the sponge along with the olive oil. Whisk in the all-purpose flour. Add the salt and remaining flour, one cup at a time, folding it in with a spatula or a wooden spoon. When you can scrape the dough onto a work surface, add flour to the work surface, scrape out the dough and knead for 8 to 10 minutes, until soft and velvety. Return to the bowl (oil the bowl lightly with olive oil first).
- Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let dough rise in a warm spot until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Shape the focaccia. Oil a 12-x 17-inch sheet pan (sides and bottom) with olive oil. Line with parchment and oil the parchment. Turn the dough onto the baking sheet. Oil or moisten your hands and press out dough until it just about covers the bottom of the pan. Dough may be sticky. Cover with a towel and let it relax for 10 minutes, then continue to press it out until it reaches the edges of the pan. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm spot for 45 minutes to an hour, or until dough is full of air bubbles.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees after 30 minutes of rising (30 minutes before you wish to bake), preferably with a baking stone in it. With lightly oiled fingertips or with your knuckles, dimple the dough, pressing down hard enough to leave indentations. Drizzle on the olive oil for the topping and arrange cheese over the surface. Top cheese with the sliced tomatoes and sprinkle tomatoes with coarse sea salt if desired.
- Place pan in oven on baking stone. Spray oven 3 times with water during the first 10 minutes of baking, and bake 20 to 25 minutes, until edges are crisp and the top is golden. If you wish, remove the focaccia from the pan and bake directly on the stone during the last 10 minutes of baking. Remove from oven and from pan and cool on a rack. Sprinkle basil over the top. If you want a softer focaccia, cover with a towel when you remove it from the oven. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 264, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 301 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram
WHOLE-WHEAT FOCACCIA
Focaccia is a flatbread, not unlike a very thick-crusted pizza. It's an easy dough to put together. It's a great vehicle for all kinds of vegetables, just as pizza is. Three variations on the flour mix follow the recipe; you can use more whole-wheat flour or less than is called for in this recipe, which uses half whole-wheat and half all-purpose. When I use Community Grains whole-wheat flour, a California flour made from ancient strains of wheat that is milled in such a way that it is very fine but retains all of its nutrients, I can get away with using a lot. Coarser whole-wheat flours are best used in combination with all-purpose.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories project, appetizer
Time 4h
Yield 1 large focaccia or 2 smaller focacce, 12 to 15 pieces
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In the bowl of a standing mixer, or in a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in the water. Add 2 tablespoons (25 grams) olive oil, the whole-wheat flour, 200 grams of the all-purpose flour and salt and mix together briefly using the paddle attachment. Change to the dough hook and beat for 8 to 10 minutes at medium speed, adding flour as necessary. The dough should eventually form a ball around the dough hook and slap against the sides of the bowl as the mixer turns; it will be sticky. Remove from the bowl, flour your hands and knead the dough for a minute on a lightly floured surface, and shape it into a ball.
- If kneading the dough by hand, dissolve the yeast in the water with the sugar as directed. Stir in the olive oil, whole-wheat flour, salt and all-purpose flour by the half-cup, until the dough can be scraped out onto a floured work surface. Knead, adding flour as necessary, for 10 minutes, until the dough is elastic and smooth. Shape into a ball.
- Clean and dry your bowl and oil lightly with olive oil. Place the dough in it, rounded side down first, then rounded side up. Cover tightly with plastic and let rise in a warm spot for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or in the refrigerator for 4 to 8 hours, until doubled.
- Punch down the dough. Cover with lightly oiled plastic and let the dough rest for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees, preferably with a baking stone in it. Line a sheet pan with parchment and oil generously. Roll or press out the dough into a rectangle the size of the sheet pan. To do this efficiently, roll or press out the dough, stop and wait 5 minutes for the gluten to relax, then roll or press out again, and repeat until the dough reaches the right size. Cover with a damp towel and let rest for 30 minutes. Just before baking, use your fingertips to dimple the dough all over, and drizzle on a tablespoon or two of olive oil.
- Bake, setting the pan on top of the baking stone (if using), for 20 to 25 minutes, until deep golden brown. Let rest for at least 10 minutes before serving, or allow to cool completely.
- Sprinkle the top, once you've dimpled it, with your choice of: Coarse sea salt; 2 to 4 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary, thyme or sage; Pitted black olives; Roasted red peppers, diced or sliced
- When the bread is done and has cooled, cut in half laterally (or cut individual squares laterally). Fill with any of the toppings listed this week. Or try this: blanched fresh spinach, squeezed dry, chopped, seasoned with garlic and olive oil and mixed with softened goat cheese. Warm in a medium oven or lightly toast in a toaster oven before serving.
Tips:
- Selecting the right flour: For a healthier and flavorful focaccia, choose whole wheat flour with a higher protein content. This will give your bread a better rise and a chewy texture.
- Proper dough preparation: Knead the dough thoroughly until it's smooth and elastic. This will help develop the gluten in the flour, resulting in a stronger and more flavorful bread.
- Yeast activation: Make sure the water you use to activate the yeast is warm, around 105-115°F (40-46°C). This will help the yeast become active and work effectively.
- First rise: Allow the dough to rise in a warm place for about an hour, or until it doubles in size. This will give the yeast time to ferment and produce gases, which will help the bread rise.
- Stretching the dough: When transferring the dough to the baking sheet, gently stretch it out with your fingers instead of rolling it with a rolling pin. This will help preserve the air bubbles in the dough, resulting in a lighter and airier bread.
- Baking temperature: Bake the focaccia in a preheated oven at a high temperature, around 450°F (230°C), for the first 10 minutes. This will create a crispy crust and help the bread rise quickly.
- Toppings: Add your desired toppings, such as cherry tomatoes, olives, or herbs, before the second rise. This will allow the toppings to adhere to the bread and bake evenly.
- Second rise: Allow the focaccia to rise again for about 30 minutes before baking it at a lower temperature, around 375°F (190°C), until it's golden brown.
- Cooling: Let the focaccia cool slightly before slicing and serving. This will help prevent the bread from becoming too crumbly.
Conclusion:
With its crispy crust, soft and chewy interior, and flavorful toppings, this whole wheat focaccia with cherry tomatoes and olives is a delicious and versatile bread that can be enjoyed as an appetizer, main course, or snack. Experiment with different toppings to create unique flavor combinations and impress your family and friends with your homemade focaccia.
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