Have you ever prepared a focaccia at home? If you haven't done it, I invite you to do it! It is an ideal recipe to lose fear of this type of masses. And look at the look of this focaccia with caramelized onion and mushrooms, don't you want to try it?
The focaccia is a wonderful resource for the next summer celebrations and in general when you have guests. They can also be prepared with a wide variety of ingredients. Once you lose your fear of making the dough, it becomes a game full of possibilities.
Caramelized onion and mushrooms is an easy combination to start. They are not alone in this focaccia; there is no shortage of oil, essential in any recipe, and cheese. With the amounts given you can prepare one the size of the baking tray. You will not leave hungry!
The recipe
- 330 ml. of warm water
- 2¼ teaspoons instant bread yeast
- 490 g. Of flour
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 8 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 onions, julienned
- 8 sliced mushrooms
- A pinch of salt
- A pinch of black pepper
- 120 g. grated cheese
- Fresh rosemary
- In a medium bowl we mix 220 ml. of warm water with the instant yeast, ½ teaspoon of sugar and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Then in another bowl we mix the flour, the water and the remaining sugar, the previous mixture already rested, the oil and the salt until they are integrated. Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and let stand 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Once rested, we release the air from the dough pressing with fists and kneading another 5-8 minutes. Then, we place the dough in a lightly oiled container, cover it with plastic film and let it rest for 9 hours in the fridge or all night.
- Then we spray the baking tray with oil olive oil and transfer the dough to it, gently stretching it with your hands until it covers the entire surface.
- Cover with a clean cloth or plastic wrap and let rest until double your size and bubbles are created, for approximately two hours.
- Meanwhile, heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a frying pan and Sauté the onions over medium heat for 6 minutes. Then we lower the heat to medium low heat and continue cooking them until they caramelize. So, we remove them from the pan and reserve.
- In the same pan, add two tablespoons of olive oil and sauté the mushrooms sliced with a little salt and pepper until golden brown.
- Now, preheat the oven to 220ºC and we assemble the focaccia.
- For that, press the dough with your fingers to make impressions on bread.
- We sprinkle the cheese on top and then spread the caramelized onions evenly.
- Now, we distribute the mushrooms and sprinkle fresh rosemary.
- Finished spraying two tablespoons of oil olive oil and a pinch of salt.
- We put the tray in the oven and cook for 20-25 minutes until the dough is golden.
- Then, take it out of the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before cutting it into pieces.