26 February 2010

Recipe from Sue Drummond top 10 Master Chef NZ

Hello Christine...... this makes 1 loaf....
made this type of bread in the Master Chef house.. well received...


Focaccia Bread.....schiacciata (with grapes..)
450 gm White flour,
1 teaspoon salt
2 and half tsp yeast.
400ml warm water.
2 teaspoons sugar,or (1 each honey and sugar),
1 tablespoon olive oil

Mix yeast,sugar,and warm water together, with 1 tablespoon olive oil.Sit for a short time till a little frothy, place Flour and salt together and add liquid... makes sticky dough.

Flour surface generously and knead dough. When dough comes away from surface, after kneading and adding a little more flour if too sticky.. set aside dough to rise, or in a microwave vessel and being covered,sap dough on low for 1 minute and rest for 10minutes, do this 3 times..

Shape dough and place on a well oiled tray or baking dish. Oven to 220 deg.

Should be oblong and about inch in height.Set aside for about 20min.

Topping ; Red, seedless grapes,press deep into dough.
Fresh rosemary, separate leaves sprinkled on top.
Walnut pieces, butter (10 gms)and oil (2 tablespoons) mix, in which walnuts are cooked a little before putting on top and pressing into dough (they can burn ,so pressing down into dough and then filling the holes with the butter, oil mix may help.

Bake about 20-25 min,until crisp and golden.
Other toppings for Focaccia, olives, basil leaves,rock salt, maybe sundried tomato would be nice.......

2 comments:

ann'svolcanic said...

Thanks Sue...I baked this and it is a dream! (ha ha-yeah right!But it looks fantastic!!!) you know me Chris cannot cook to save myself...the cooking genes went to my mother and my sister and her mother.

Christine Hobbs said...

hey can I have your popcorn chicken recipe? I bet Sue would like to try it....