Anchovy, tomato and thyme focaccia

Prep
2h 35m
Cook
20m
serves
8
Anchovy tomato thyme focaccia
If you're looking to bulk up your weekend dinner spread, then Phoebe Wood's flavoursome anchovy, tomato and thyme focaccia recipe is the perfect solution.

Ingredients (10)

  • 2 2/3 cups (400g) plain flour
  • 100g wholemeal bread flour
  • 7g dried yeast
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to grease
  • 250g cherry tomatoes
  • 8 sprigs thyme, leaves picked, plus extra to serve
  • 1 large ripe truss tomato
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • Best-quality tinned anchovies, to serve

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Method

  • 1.
    Place flours, yeast and sugar in a large bowl. Gradually add 400ml lukewarm water, mixing to form a very soft dough. Add 2 tsp salt flakes and mix thoroughly. Once combined, use your hands to knead the dough, stretching it from underneath to over the top. Repeat for 2 minutes. Transfer to a lightly greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a tea towel, and set aside at room temperature for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
  • 2.
    Knock back the dough, cover again with plastic wrap or a tea towel and set aside at room temperature for a further 1 hour or until doubled in size.
  • 3.
    Grease a 25cm x 36cm baking pan with 1 tbs olive oil. Knock back dough again and transfer to prepared pan, stretching dough to roughly the size of the of the pan, then drizzle with 2 tbs oil and scatter with salt flakes. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes or until dough has risen by about one-third.
  • 4.
    Meanwhile, preheat oven to 220°C. Once risen, use your fingers to press deep dimples all over the focaccia. Scatter over cherry tomatoes, thyme leaves and 1/2 tsp salt flakes. Bake for 35 minutes until golden and crispy on top.
  • 5.
    While focaccia is cooking, coarsely grate truss tomato into a bowl with the garlic, a pinch of salt flakes and remaining1 tbs olive oil. Mix to combine.
  • 6.
    Remove focaccia from oven and cool slightly. Top with anchovies and extra thyme leaves, and serve with tomato garlic mixture alongside.
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