Red Palm Oil Focaccia

Ingredients

Sponge

  • 20 g yeast
  • 150 g warm water
  • 5 g sugar
  • 125 g hard flour

Dough

  • 300 g warm water
  • 110 g Malaysian red palm oil
  • 20 g sugar
  • 14 g salt
  • 1 kg flour

Method

  1. Make sponge by dissolving yeast in warm water and sugar.
  2. Add flour and stir until sponge is formed.
  3. Cover and allow to double in size.
  4. Meanwhile, measure out the dough ingredients and add into now doubled sponge.
  5. Knead again for a smooth dough.
  6. Allow to rest until it doubles in size.
  7. Punch down and spread on a sheet pan, lined with Malaysian palm oil.
  8. Brush Malaysian red palm oil on top of dough and sprinkle herbs before baking at 200° C.