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Focaccia: Basic Dough For Flatbreads Or Loaves

Focaccia: Basic Dough For Flatbreads Or Loaves — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

• 2.0 cup Lukewarm Water
• 2.0 tsp Active Dry Yeast
• 4.0 cup Unbleached Bread Flour
• 2.0 tsp Salt

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Method (preview)

1. 1

   Here is the recipe, gleaned from Suzanne Dunaway's No Need to Knead, a highly recommended book.

2. 2

   Measure the water into a large bowl. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and stir until dissolved. Stir in 2 cups of the flour and the salt and stir briskly (with wooden spoon) until smooth, about 2 minutes. With a wooden spoon, stir in the remaining 2 cups of flour (plus or minus, depending on type of flour you are using) for about two minutes longer, just until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and the flour is incorporated. The dough will be fairly wet and tacky (sticky), but when it pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a loose ball, you'll know the dough has been stirred sufficiently. If it seems too sticky, stir in an additional 1/4 to 1/2 cup of flour. (You will get to know how the dough should look from experience.......you will get good results, even with variations.)