I have to admit I have never tried it yet, because it takes a lot of time to prepare it. You will need at least 30 minutes to prepare it, 4 hours for rising, 1h30 for cooking.
Ingredients (for 4 people):
500 gr of flour (for bread),
250 gr of water,
a spoon of olive oil,
salt,
sugar (a pinch),
a cube of brewer's yeast,
50 gr of lard (to make it more tasty if you want).
Dissolve the yeast in warm water with a pinch of salt. Mix the flour with the water and the yeast in a bowl (a big one! it will rise!). Add the olive oil, the salt and knead the dough until it is smooth and compact. If you want to add the lard you have to mix it with the other ingredients.
Leave the dough to rise for 4 hours. Here is a secret: if in your house is a bit cold, turn on the oven (60°C should be enough), when it reaches the temperature turn it off and leave the dough inside. Pay attention not to cook it!
After 4 hours oil a square baking-pan and roll out the dough on it. With a fork make some holes in the dough and with the fingers leave some prints on it! Mix well some olive oil with water and spread it on the dough (with a kind of paintbrush usually...). Let the dough rise in the pan 40 minutes more. Heat the oven to 200°C and cook the focaccia for 30 minutes.
You can use it as bread or for preparing very good hors d'oeuvre. It is served in square pieces.
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