Recipe - Robs Focaccia Weggplant Tomatoes And An

1 Loaf good quality frozen
bread dough
1 Average sized eggplant
5 (up to)
6 Roma tomatoes
Leaf basil (as much as you
wish)
Anchovies (optional if you
don't like them)
Olive oil
Grated parmesan/romano
cheese (or mozzarella)

From: George McTyre MCTYREG@baylor.edu

Date: 5 Jun 1995 07:05:11 0600
My friend Rob gave me this recipe. He says: One of the tricks of good
pizza has to do with the thing you cook it in/on. I have a round glazed
terracotta dish which I bought in Italy which, I'd say, is about 12/14
inches in diameter. It has an edge of about 1 inch. So what I am going to
tell you would be in relation to that dish or an equivalent thing, like a
baking stone. You could also do it on a heavy duty cooking sheet, adjusting
temps.

Rob's Focaccia with Eggplant, Tomatoes & Anchovies

Let the bread dough rise in a heavyweight bowl, covered with plastic wrap.
Overnight to be ready for dinner on the following day.

Peel eggplant and slice in about One fourth slices to make circles. Place on a
greased cookie sheet, bake at 350, turning till browned and slightly soft.

Peel tomatoes by dipping in boiling water to separate skins. Cut into
small thin rounds and drain. Remove the seeds.

Spray or grease the pizza pan and take the risen dough (it should be very
well risen by this time) and spread it into a circle of about 12/13 inches.
You will find that it will "try" to recede. Let it "rest" for 5 minutes or
so and proceed until it pretty much keeps its spherical shape. Bake in a
preheated oven (400) for about 10 minutes. It should rise but not have
browned.

Remove from oven and arrange baked eggplant slices over it, then arrange
tomato slices over eggplant, sprinkle on chopped anchovies, if desired, and
as much fresh basil (leaves whole) as you wish. Sprinkle with olive oil to
make sure that the dough is slightly covered (not too much) and sprinkle on
grated parmesan (or mozzarella).

Bake for about 20 minutes, raising the heat for the last 10 minutes to 450
or so. Keep an eye on it. It should be nicely browned and bubbly. The type
of cooking utensil will determine times.

Serve with lots of red wine.

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LET DOUGH RISE OVERNIGHT

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