Focaccia Bread (for Bosch Or Kitchen Aid)

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup or 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 tablespoons garlic oil (or salad dressing with an oil base)
• 3/4 cup cottage cheese or 3/4 cup sour cream or 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
• 2 tablespoons saf instant yeast
• 3 -5 cups unbleached flour or 3 -5 cups freshly ground whole wheat flour
• garlic oil, to pour on top of crust

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 2 place all ingredients (except for extra garlic oil) in the bowl of the mixer, starting with 3 cups of flour. turn mixer on and add more flour until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl; knead for 5 minutes (unless using spelt or kamut flour, then knead for 3 minutes.).
• 3 sprinkle 2 paddles or wooden boards generously with corn meal.
• 4 oil hands well and shape into 2 large dough balls; roll out to 1/4 inch.
• 5 using a soft brush dipped in cool water, brush top and sides of each circle of dough.
• 6 with your fingertips, make indentations all over the dough.
• 7 pour garlic oil lightly all over the dough so that it cullects in the indentations.
• 8 sprinkle sesame seeds, parmesan cheese, garlic salt, pepper or whatever herbs you like all over the top.
• 9 transfer to preheated stone and bake at 450° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown (if baking 2 at a time, increase the time 2-4 minutes).