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Simple & Luxurious Spelt Focaccia Bread Recipe topped with cherry tomatoes & basil

Author: lisaerik

Ingredients

  • 25 g 1/2 packet of yeast
  • 1 1/4 cup lukewarm water
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1/5 cup of olive oil
  • 1 tbsp flaked / sea salt
  • 2 cups of spelt flour
  • 150 g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 handful basil leaves
  • sea salt and olive oil

Instructions

  • Whisk the yeast with water, olive oil, maple syrup and sea salt in a bowl.
  • Add the spelt flour a little at a time and work to form a dough, and kneading it for about 5 minutes. Do not add more flour, the dough should be sticky.
  • Prover dough to double in size in a bowl covered with a tea towel, for about 40 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees celsisus/485 Farenheit.
  • Pour the dough out onto a floured surface, knead it slightly and place on an oiled baking sheet with a little sea salt in the bottom.
  • Flatten the dough until it is about 1-2 cm thick and let rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Put your fingers in the dough so that it formes a lot of holes, drizzle generously with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Sprinkle with tomatoes and basil and push the whole tomatoes and basil leaves in the dough.
  • Bake the bread in middle of oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes. YUM!