Focaccia and Pizza Focaccia

An Italian classic. When you'll try it, you won't buy any pizza anymore.

Focaccia and Pizza Focaccia

Ingredients:

500 gr flour

1 ts salt 

4 ts yeast 

1 ts sugar

300 ml water

olive oil

+ topping

Method:

1. heat the water for about 30' in the micro wave

2. pour the yeast + sugar in the hot water

3. set aside for about 10'

4. mix the flour and the salt

5. add slowly the yeasted mixture + the olive oil into the flour bowl, mixing with a wooden spoon

6. pour everything on a plane surface and knead for about 10' until the dough is smooth, but not sticky, adding flour if necessary

7. place in a large bowl sprinkled with flour and covered with a wet towel and let rise for about 2 hours in a warm place

8. flatten the dough slightly in a baking pan

9. let raise again for about 30'

10. add the topping you like *

11. Bake in a preheated oven at 450 F for about 20'

* For the focaccia: a bit of water mixed with salt + olive oil

* For the pizza focaccia: tomato sauce + mozzarella (add the mozarella about 3' before the baking time ends)