Focaccia alle cipolle

Focaccia with Onions

This simple focaccia recipe is perfect for those who like onions.

Ingredients:

4 1/3 cups all purpose flour
extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
warm water
1 pack. 7 gr. dry active yeast
1 thinly sliced small white onion

Instructions:

1. In a big bowl combine the flour, salt and yeast with 6 Tbsp. olive oil and then add some warm water slowly mixing with a fork. Add warm water a bit at a time and continue mixing until you have a nice pliable dough.
2. Knead the dough with your hands for about 10 minutes and then shape into a ball, put it in the bowl and cover it with a kitchen towel.
3. Let it stand in a dry place for 1 hour.
4. Work the dough a little bit more and then press it onto a round 14" oven pan greased with olive oil.
5. Poke the dough with your fingers to give it a dimpled look and then set it aside to raise again for another hour.
6. Brush it generously with olive oil and sprinkle coarse salt over it.
7. Now spread the onions evenly on the focaccia.
8. Bake it in a preheated oven at 450° for 20 to 25 minutes.
9. If the focaccia browns too quickly while baking cover it with tin foil.



Notes:

Optionally you can cut this onions a little thicker and then sauté them in olive oil until they are soft before adding them to the focaccia.

If you prefer to use compressed yeast (cake yeast) you'll need just a bit under 1 oz. Dissolve it in warm water and add it in step number 1.

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