Sourdough Focaccia

Ingredients:

Dough
KA Bread Flour 260g
Wholemeal 20g
Active Starter 60g
Water 200g
Olive Oil 10g
Salt 6g

Topping:
Olive oil
Rosemary
Sea salt flake
Any vegetables (onion, capsicum, olive, tomatoes etc)

Steps:
1. Place starter, salt, and water in a large bowl and mix well. 

2.  Add in the flour then followed by olive oil. Mix again until the flour is completely incorporated. If the oil is difficult to incorporate to the dough,  let the dough rest before kneading or folding in.

3. Rest for 30 mins and perform Stretch & Fold (S&F).

4  Repeat the process until gluten form followed by Coil Fold (CF).

5. When the dough is relax and about 50% size, perform lamination and spread pesto before folding into envelope dough. May do more CF in between if dough is slack else let it develop and rise.

6. When dough has grown 80%, oil the nonstick pan. Transfer the dough into the oiled pan and gently stretch the dough into the edges and corners of the pan. As soon as the dough begins to shrink back, cover it, and let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Gently stretch the dough again, repeating the rest once more, if necessary, until the dough fills the pan.

7. Preheat oven at 220C for 30 mins.

8. When the dough is ready for baking (finger dent
test for proof readiness), drizzle olive oil generously and dimple GENTLY on the dough (make sure not to deflate the dough).

9. Sprinkle with rosemary and a bit of flaked sea salt OR decorated the focaccia as per preference.

10. Bake at 220C for 25 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and crispy.

11. Remove pan from oven and transfer bread to a cooling rack. Cool at least 20 minutes before slicing.