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Focaccia

Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi · bbc.co.uk · 2010 · Original

focaccia genovese (asserted)

Baker's percentages

Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%) — the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.

Flour

500g

Water

Hydration

Salt

1.8%

Yeast

3.00%

Oil

8.2%

Sauce

Cheese

Dough weight

565g

Process

Bake temp

400°F / 204°C

Bake time

5-10 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (7)

  • water/½ pint tepid water
  • yeastdried yeast or 2 heaped tsp fresh yeast1.5 tsp · 15g
  • flour/1lb 2oz '00' flour or strong white bread flour500g
  • saltsalt1.5 tsp · 9g
  • oilolive oil3 tbsp · 40.8g
  • oilextra virgin olive oil
  • saltmedium coarse sea salt

Toppings (1)

Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.

  • over cheese2 sprigs rosemary