Spring onion focaccia
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1½ tsp instant yeast
- 450ml water, room temperature
- 2 cups chopped spring onions
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
Steps
- In a large bowl mix flour, salt, and yeast. Gradually pour in the water and mix until no dry flour remains. Cover with a towel and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, gently stretch and fold the dough a few times. Cover and rest again for another 30 minutes, then repeat the fold once more.
- Cover the bowl tightly with gladwrap and refrigerate overnight.
- The next day remove the dough from the fridge and let it rest at room temperature for 1-2 hours.
- Meanwhile mix the spring onions with 2 tbsp of olive oil and a pinch of salt.
- Generously oil your baking dish or tray with olive oil. Transfer the dough into the pan and lightly press it down with your fingertips to stretch it out.
- Sprinkle ½ of the green onions evenly across the surface. Fold the left side into the middle, then the right side into the middle.
- Sprinkle ¼ of the green onions on top, then fold the bottom up toward the top and gently pinch to seal the scallions inside.
- Shape evenly, drizzle with a touch of olive oil, and cover to rest for 45-60 minutes. Preheat the oven to 245°C.
- Right before baking, drizzle the top with a bit more olive oil. Add the remaining ¼ of the green onions on top. Sprinkle on sesame seeds.
- Gently press your fingertips across the dough to create those classic focaccia dimples. Bake for 15–20 minutes, or until golden brown and crisp on top.
