Foccaccia Bread (For Bosch or Kitchen Aid)

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 tablespoons garlic oil (or salad dressing with an oil base)
• 3/4 cup cottage cheese or sour cream or ricotta cheese
• 2 tablespoons saf instant yeast
• 3-5 cups unbleached flour or freshly ground whole wheat flour
• garlic oil, to pour on top of crust

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 450°F.

2. 2

   Place all ingredients (except for extra garlic oil) in the bowl of the mixer, starting with 3 cups of flour. Turn mixer on and add more flour until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl; knead for 5 minutes (unless using spelt or kamut flour, then knead for 3 minutes.).

3. 3

   Sprinkle 2 paddles or wooden boards generously with corn meal.

4. 4

   Oil hands well and shape into 2 large dough balls; roll out to 1/4 inch.

5. 5

   Using a soft brush dipped in cool water, brush top and sides of each circle of dough.

6. 6

   With your fingertips, make indentations all over the dough.

7. 7

   Pour garlic oil lightly all over the dough so that it cullects in the indentations.

8. 8

   Sprinkle sesame seeds, parmesan cheese, garlic salt, pepper or whatever herbs you like all over the top.

9. 9

   Transfer to preheated stone and bake at 450° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown (if baking 2 at a time, increase the time 2-4 minutes).