Potato, Parmesan and Anchovy Focaccia

Submitted by evelynathens

"awww...c'mon, live a little - the anchovies won't kill you. Promise."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 focaccia

ingredients

• 1 package dry yeast
• 2.46 ml sugar
• 236.59 ml lukewarm water
• 946.36-1064.65 ml all-purpose flour
• 473.18 ml mashed potatoes
• 9.85 ml salt
• 88.74 ml olive oil
• 3 clove garlic, sliced thin
• 4.92 ml crumbled rosemary
• 2.46 ml anchovy paste, to taste
• 680.38 g potatoes, peeled,sliced thin with a mandoline
• 59.14 ml parmesan cheese, grated
• 14.79 ml coarse salt

directions

1. Proof yeast in sugar and water for 5 minutes, until foamy.
2. Add flour, mashed potatoes, salt and 2 tblsps olive oil and combine dough well.
3. Knead for 2 minutes, form into a ball, transfer to an oiled bowl and turn to coat.
4. Let rise, covered with plastic wrap in a warm place, for 1 ½ hours, or until double in size.
5. Press dough into 15 ½ X 10 ½ inch oiled jelly-roll pan.
6. Cover loosely, put in a warm place and let rise 1 more hour.
7. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
8. Place rack in bottom third.
9. Stir together garlic, rosemary, anchovy paste and remaining 4 tblsps oil.
10. Arrange sliced potatoes on dough, overlapping.
11. Brush with oil mixture.
12. Sprinkle with Parmesan and salt and bake in bottom third of oven for 40-50 minutes, or until golden-brown.

Reviews

[Rita1652]

The bread was very light, rose quick 1 hour and second rising 1/2 hour.I used the food processor to make the dough.This was very good. I baked for 30 minutes.Besides the oiled pan I used corn meal to help it from sticking.Which was a good thing because I found it to stick to the sides where there was no corn meal.I also added thinly sliced onions. 5 Roasted garlic cloves was stirred with the rosemary and anchovy. SHHHH my DH doesn`t know he ate anchovy`s. This dough will be used again and again.

 

[runswithfork]

Yeah Baby! I don't need or have the anchovy paste (though I'm sure I'd like it)... I did my own simple topping of sliced garlic (which turns toasty!), rosemary, olive oil, and a whole lot of parmesan! MMmmmmmmm