Recipe - Focaccio

1 pound White Unbleached Plain Flour
4 tablespoon Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Salt
One half pt Warm Water
One half Dry yeast Sachet
pn Sugar
Rosemary or Sage

Mash the yeast with a little of the water until it looks like mud. Add the
sugar and leave for 10 minutes until frothy.

Put the rest of the water, the flour, a little of the salt and the olive
oil into a large bowl. When the yeast is frothy, add that too. Knead
thoroughly for about 5 minutes. cover with a clean, damp tea towel or cling
film and leave it in the bowl in a warm place for about 30 minutes. It will
double in size.

Take the dough out, put on a board, cut it in half and spread so you have
two dinner platesized pieces. Sprinkle the rest of the salt over the top,
then add the rosemary or sage leaves, patting them into the dough.

Put the loaves into a hot oven, gas mark 7, 400F, 200C for about 20
minutes.

The bread will only rise marginally and will have a lovely pale golden top.

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