It’s that time again: another entry in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Group (BBA), which is baking its way through The Bread Baker’s Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread
Reinhart also provides a recipe for a flavorful herb oil that I used to drench the focaccia, and topped it with some more chopped fresh rosemary and parmigiano reggiano.
The results? Outstanding. I’m convinced that it was the almost two cups of olive oil that went into this. I loved it and so did my husband. It was good fresh, cold, toasted, you name it. The one thing I’d change in the future is to eliminate the salt in the herb oil – just too salty for me.
You can see what everyone is making this week at our Flickr group, on Twitter (#BBA), or check out the challenge page. This recipe also appears on Google Books. To see what others have been baking this week in the way of breads, be sure to check out YeastSpotting!
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I did his Whole Wheat Breads one, so haven’t tried this one. It looks wonderful! And there is no such thing as too salty for me and focaccia, I will have to give it a try soon.
I need to make this again. It looks delicious.
i made focaccia this week, but my recipe was from the Bread Bible. the dough was SOUPY, almost like fresh mozzarella consistency and color. it turned out nicely but nowhere as pretty as yours!
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Madam Chow, you have outdone yourself!! Just gorgeous!
AH!! Your focaccia is beautiful. Some of us are doing the BBA but slower and i am excited about this when we get to it.
Oooh, that does look scrumptious. Nothing like some spic-laden focaccia to put a smile on your face. Nice work!
Wow, you’re on F already? Time flies! And what a beautiful F this is, too.
This looks better than the photo in the book! I can’t wait to make the focaccia…I just made the English muffins over the weekend, but a 12×17 pan filled with delectable focaccia with two cups of olive oil has me a little concerned for my ability to control myself.
Yum! That looks amazing. I’m really looking forward to this one. I’m up to English muffins this weekend, so not long now! =)