Recipe - Basic Foccacia

BASIC DOUGH
1 One half cup Warm water; (110 to 115
degrees)
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 pack Yeast
3 1 /4 cup allpurpose flour
2 teaspoon Salt

TOPPING
2 tablespoon Olive oil
1 Roma tomato,; cut or sliced up thinly
2 tablespoon Chiffonade of basil
One fourth cup Grated Parmesan cheese

In a small bowl, dissolve the sugar in the warm water. Sprinkle the yeast
over that mixture and

let stand for 10 minutes, to bloom (it should begin to foam). In the mixer
bowl with the dough hook attached, add 3 cups of flour, salt and yeast
mixture. Slowly turn it on and work the dough together. Turn it up to
medium and mix for 5 minutes. If the dough is sticky, continue mixing and
gradually add the remaining flour. Place this smooth ball of dough into an
oiled bowl, cover and set aside to rise for 3 hours.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Punch down the dough, and remove it from
the bowl onto a lightly oiled, 9inch by 13inch sheet tray. Spread the
dough out onto the sheet tray. Using your fingertips, make "dimples" in the
dough. Drizzle the dough with olive oil, sprinkle on the basil, spread out
the tomato slices, sprinkle on the cheese and bake for 30 35 minutes.

Yield: 6 appetizers
Recipe By :ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW #EE2193

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #270

Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 22:59:54 0500

From: Meg Antczak meginny@frontiernet.net