Autolysis: In a bowl, mix the flour and water (apart from 50 gr of water which we will use later on) until consolidation. Leave to rest for an hour covered with a plastic wrap.
3 ¾ cup bread flour
1 ¾ oz whole wheat flour
13 ⅛ oz lukewarm water
Step 2
Add the sourdough starter and a pinch of dry yeast, and fold it in the dough until the starter has incorporated in the dough. Add the salt and water from step 1 and knead until water and salt are incorporated into the dough.
3 ½ oz sourdough starter
of dry yeast
½ oz Atlantic sea salt
1 ¾ oz lukewarm water
Step 3
Add the olive oil and knead until incorporated. Folds on the side of the bowl create a beautiful, smooth side facing up. Cover with a plastic wrap and let the dough to rest for half an hour.
½ oz extra virgin olive oil
Step 4
From this moment, every 30 minutes, we will fold the dough. Between the folds cover the dough with a plastic wrap.
Step 5
After 4 folds, cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and place in the fridge overnight.
Step 6
The day after, oil the baking tray you will use for baking the focaccia with olive oil. Take the dough out from the fridge and let it rest in the bowl for 30 minutes before starting working on it.
Olive oil (for shaping and oiling the pan)
Step 7
Wet your hands and gently transfer the dough to the baking pan, with the beautiful side facing up. Cover and leave for half an hour.
Step 8
After resting, lightly stretch the dough towards the corners of the tray, not pushing it, if it returns slightly to the center- let it rest for a couple of minutes and stretch again.
Step 9
After the dough has spread on the entire tray, cover the dough and let it rest until it nearly doubles its volume. It will take a while, but let her grow on her own.
Step 10
Half an hour before the dough finished proofing, when it seems to almost double in volume, preheat oven to 450F or 230C.
Step 11
After the focaccia has proofed, oil your hands and drizzle olive oil generously on top of the dough. Make holes in the dough with your fingers. Pay attention! We want to get the fingers to the bottom of the dough, to prevent it from rising at these wholes we did.
Olive oil (for shaping and oiling the pan)
Step 12
Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Step 13
Remove from the pan and eat it all!
Step 14
YASSS!
