Focaccia Farcita Filled Italian Hearth Bread Recipes

ROSEMARY HEARTH BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in the warm water.
• Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the remaining ingredients until smooth.
• Stir in the remaining 1 1/2 cups of flour until dough forms.
• Knead dough until smooth.
• Cover and let rise for 10 minutes.
• Grease a cookie sheet.
• Shape dough into a round loaf.
• Place on cookie sheet.
• Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cut an X shape 1/2 inch deep into the top of the bread.
• Brush olive oil onto bread.
• Bake 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve hot or cold with olive oil.

ROSE'S HEARTH BREAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together flours, salt and yeast. Stir in water and honey. Knead dough until smooth and springy, but still slightly sticky. Add a little flour or water as necessary.
• Lightly brush oil inside of large bowl. Place dough in bowl, turning to oil all sides. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until doubled in size.
• Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper or lightly sprinkle with cornmeal. Gently push fist into dough to deflate. Shape dough into a round ball. Place on cookie sheet, cover with oiled plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place about 45 minutes.
• Place baking stone on lowest oven rack and heat oven to 475°F Carefully cut an X-shaped slash on top of dough; spray with cool water. Place cookie sheet in oven on baking stone; place one cup water in a shallow pan on the other rack.
• Bake 10 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 425°F Bake an additional 15-20 minutes or until bread is golden brown and skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on a cooling rack.
• NOTE: Stir-ins can include: 1/4 cup of 1 or 2 of the following--Kalamata olives, roasted garlic cloves, cut-up sun-dried tomatoes, slice chives, shelled sunflower seeds, 1 teaspoon fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried herbs such as rosemary or thyme.

HEARTH BREAD

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt, soda, sugar and butter.
• Put in egg and sour milk and mix well.
• Turn out onto a breadboard and knead it a little, then put in a pan and bake.
• To a nice golden brown in a 350 oven 25-30 minutes.