Apple Focaccia

Total Time: 3 hours Prep Time: 30 minutes

serious eats - Homemade Focaccia
See Overnight, Refrigerator Focaccia for smaller and different timing for fridge focaccia.

Ingredients

  • 400 g (100%) flour

  • 320 g (80%) water (use water release by apples)

  • 4.8 g (1.2%) yeast

  • 10 g (2.5%) for dough

  • Filling

  •     1/2 tsp lemon juice

  •     zest of 1 lemon

  •     apples cut in small cubes

  •     80 g (20%) sugar for filling

  •     80g (20%) for filling

  •     1.5 tbsp ground cinnamon

  •     1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

  • Add the lemon juice and some of the sugar for filling to the apples, enough to coat them. We want them to release their juices.

  • Measure the amount of water release by apples and add enough water to make the recipe amount.

  • Proof yeast with warm water, between 40.5°C/105°F and 46°C/115°F.

  • Place all liquids first (including juice from apples), so their at the bottom of the bowl, follow by the dry ones.

  • Mix all ingredients (start at low speed) until the dough is nice and elastic, it won’t be as firm as other bread doughs because it has a lot of water.

  • Cover a sheet pan with parchment paper, and butter the paper right before taking the dough out.

  • Spread dough and top with filling, saving some amount to top at the end.

  • Fold dough on itself, using one third of the dough, and the the other third on top. Similar to closing a pamphlet. This makes sure the filling stays mostly inside, preventing burning.

  • Rotate the dough, so the longer edge matches with the pan.

  • Let dough rest for 45 min to 2 hours, until it doubles in size. The dough should filled the pan completely.

  • Add the remaining filling to the top, and create dimples.

  • Preheat the oven to 420°F.

  • Make dimples, and drizzle olive oil. Add any extra toppings.

  • Bake it for 18-23 min.