Recipe - Mini Party Focaccias

2 cup Bread Flour; up to 2 1/2
cups
1 pack Fleischmann's QuickRise
Instant Yeast; or 2 One fourth tsp
One half teaspoon Salt
2/3 cup Very Warm Water; 120F To
130F
Olive Oil
Toppings**

**Topping Combinations (use one or more of the following)

~ Prepared pesto sauce, cut or sliced up plum tomatoes and pine nuts

~ Sliced mushrooms, cut or sliced up red onion, grated Parmesan cheese and thinly
cut or sliced up green onions

~ Crumbled feta cheese, walnut halves, chopped fresh basil leaves and
cut or sliced up red bell pepper

~ Finely chopped garlic, cut or sliced up ripe olives, cut or sliced up red and green bell
pepper and pecan halves

To make dough: In large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast and
salt. Stir water and 1 tablespoon olive oil into dry ingredients. Stir in
enough remaining flour to make soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface
until smooth and elastic, about 4 to 6 minutes. Cover; let rest on floured
surface 10 minutes. To shape: Divide dough into 6 equal pieces; flatten
each to 5inch circle. Place on greased baking sheets. With handle of
wooden spoon, make indentations in dough at 1inch intervals. Lightly brush
tops with additional olive oil. Arrange desired topping ingredients over
each, adding ingredients in order listed. Cover; let rise in warm,
draftfree place until almost doubled in size, 20 to 30 minutes. Bake at
425'F for 15 to 18 minutes or until done, switching position of pans
halfway through baking for even browning. Remove from pans; cool on wire
racks.

Bread Machine Variation (allsize machines): Measure dough ingredients into
bread machine pan as suggested by manufacturer; use 2 One fourth cups bread flour
and 1 One half teaspoons FLEISCHMANN'S Bread Machine Yeast. Process on
dough/manual cycle. When complete, remove dough to floured surface; knead
in additional flour to make dough easy to handle, if necessary. Shape and
proceed as directed. Makes 6 (6inch) focaccias

Recipe by: Fleischmann's Yeast

Posted to Digest breadbakers.v097.n083 by "Bob & Carole Walberg"
walbergr@mb.sympatico.ca on Dec 30, 1997