Homemade Focaccia with Olive Oil and Lovage

Preparation time : 20 min (excluding resting time) | Cooking time : 25 min | Difficulty : Easy

Looking for a delicious appetizer idea or a sharing bread with unique flavors? Discover our recipe for soft focaccia, enhanced by an exceptional herbaceous note .

The secret to this oil bread lies in its key ingredient: our Olive oil with lovage , developed in collaboration with the Tourteaux brothers of the Michelin-starred restaurant Flaveur in Nice .

The ingredients for a beautiful focaccia 😋

To make this family recipe with a touch of prestige, you need simple ingredients:

The Dough:

• Flour: 500 g .
• Yeast: 1 sachet of baker's yeast .
• Liquid: 1 bowl of lukewarm water.
• Dough seasoning: 1 tablespoon of fine salt and 1 tablespoon of sugar .

Oil:

• Olive oil with lovage Allow 8 tablespoons for the batter and a generous drizzle for finishing .

The Garnish Suggestion (Buffalo Mashed):

• Cheese: A ball of Buffalo, fresh goat cheese or Stracciatella .
• Freshness: A few cherry tomatoes and slivered almonds .
• Finishing touches: Peppers or a five-spice blend, salt .

Step-by-step preparation 👨🍳

1. Prepare the Sourdough Starter

Start by dissolving your sachet of yeast in the bowl of lukewarm water with the salt and sugar. Mix well. Leave this mixture (the sourdough starter) to sit for 30 minutes to activate fermentation. .

2. Kneading

In a large bowl, pour the 500g of flour and make a well . Stir in 8 tablespoons of olive oil with the lovage and your sourdough starter mixture . Mix with a wooden spoon, then knead by hand on a floured work surface for 10 minutes until you obtain a nice ball. Let the dough rest under a cloth for 1 hour 30 minutes . It needs to double in volume .

3. Shaping and Second Rise

Oil your baking tray (always with lovage oil) so that nothing sticks. . Place the dough on the baking sheet, spread it out with your hands to fit the shape of the sheet, and let it rest for another 30 minutes. .

4. Cooking

Preheat your oven to 190°C . Before baking, make small holes with your fingers all over the surface of the dough to give it its typical shape. . Brush generously with olive oil and add a pinch of fleur de sel. Bake for 25 minutes . Cooking tip: Halfway through baking (approximately 12 minutes), remove the focaccia, brush it with a little more oil, and finish baking for a golden and fragrant crust. .

Why does this recipe work?

This recipe combines the conviviality of a bread to share with the elegance of an oil used by great chefs. The notes of wild celery (characteristic of lovage) come through during baking and delicately flavor the crumb. .

For a delicious tasting experience like in the video, serve the focaccia warm topped with crushed fresh buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes and almonds. .