Super Quick Garlic & Olive "better Than" Focaccia

"This is from "Quick & Simple" by James Barber and it sure is! I usually make it in a round pie tin, not the baking sheet he recommends. I don't add the black olives because I don't care for them. This was titled as just a focaccia but after PAC with Dwynnie reviewing my recipe she mentioned that it has a bit of a biscut type texture so we came up with a new name. Enjoy!"
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
8
Yields:
1 focaccia

ingredients

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directions

  • Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a medium sized bowl.
  • Stir in the olive oil and garlic then add the water or milk to make a dough.
  • Knead gently on floured board.
  • Roll into round shape and pat onto an ungreased 8" round flat pizza dish, baking tray or put into a pie pan.
  • Poke holes all over with your fingers.
  • Drizzle with a little olive oil and some grated parmesan cheese and bake for 12-15 minutes in a 400F/200C oven.
  • Serve with chopped black olives in the indentations and olive oil and balsamic vinegar to dip.

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Reviews

  1. Easy and loved it although nowhere did it tell me when to add the Rosemary in the directions!
     
  2. This was a good, very easy, quick bread with a bowl of soup! It has more of a biscuit-like texture than some focaccia (as there is no yeast) and wonderful flavor! A keeper! Thank you!
     
  3. Fell victim to the fact the recipe left out adding the herbs - resulting in a bland biscuit blob. :(
     
  4. Had more of a texture of a biscuit than foccacia. Using baking powder makes it denser than when you use yeast to get your rise. So there wasn't any good chew or air bubbles. Taste good though.
     
  5. This sleep was a fun bread to make!! when you wake up @ 230 am and you cant fall back to sleep- I thought lets make an easy Focaccia!! It turned out Beautiful!!
     
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Cooking, food, food preparation, different ingredients and tastes are all things that I am fascinated by. I absolutely love cooking and find making a big meal incredibly relaxing. I love to prepare food for others and entertain. I am fortunate to have many friends who are willing to try all my culinary experiments. As an only child I have been blessed with the opportunity to experience many adult flavors and tastes at a young age. This has instilled in me my love for gourmet foods, which I consider one of life’s greatest luxuries. My favorite food as a child was escargot (and still reigns number one on my favorite food list today) which leads me to my conclusion that anyone can really like anything, you just have to try it. Because of this I try everything once. The world of flavor is so vast that I don’t want to miss out on anything that I may truly like, but was too "chicken" to try. (and yes, I have tried chicken feet) Although I do love fine foods I am not a “food snob” a nice squished grilled cheese made with Wonder Bread and Cheeze Whiz is on my top ten favorite foods list too. As far as food types are concerned I really do like just about everything, especially ethnic food. I am enjoying alot of Thai and Arabic food right now and also favour Greek and South American cuisine also. Yumm! I just love food!! <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/beartag_1_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/adopted_1_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/untitled.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/200_artistrichardneuman-art-prints_.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting">
 
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