A lovely bastardisation of the Italian heel version of pizza.

Prep time: ~60 mins | Serve: 4

Ingredients:

• 300g Fine Flour
• 200g Semola Flour
• 300ml Water
• 150g Potatoes
• 20g Salt
• 50ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 8g Dried Yeast
• 500g Cherry Tomatoes
• 100g Black Olives
• Oregano as needed

Preparation:

1. Put the potatoes to boil in cold water until soft
2. Mix the flours together
3. Separate 100g of the flours mixture
4. Add 100ml of water to the separated flours mixture and the yeast
5. Mix it together until it looks like a uniform paste
6. Cover it with cling film and let it rest for 3h
7. Once cooked, peel and mash the potatoes
8. Let the mash cool
9. Add the yeast mixture and the mash to the flours and the remaining 200ml of water
10. Add the salt
11. Mix at high speed for 5 minutes
12. Add the oil slowly while mixing
13. Mix for another 10 minutes or until the dough unsticks from the bowl
14. Put some flour on a work surface and pour the dough on it
15. Flatten it out by hand
16. Take the left side and fold it in the middle
17. Take the right side and fold it in the middle
18. Take the bottom and fold it to the top
19. Basically like a t-shirt
20. Flip it upside down
21. Repeat from step 15 to 20 every 20 minutes for 3 times
22. Oil a tray and put the dough in it
23. Let it rest for another 2-3 hours
24. Split it in the sizes you want to make your focaccie, usually i do 2 or 3
25. Oil up your hands and spread the dough on your tray with the tips of your fingers
26. Add the chopped up cherry tomatoes and olives
27. Oil up the focaccia and add some oregano
28. Let it rest another hour
29. Put the oven up at 250C
30. Cook for 10 to 20 minutes depending on how big the focaccia is or how good your oven is

Tips:

• I usually prepare the tomatoes and olives and oregano first and put them in a bowl with oil salt and garlic to flavour up
• The dough folding traps air bubbles in it and makes it puff up
• The potato keeps it soft and nice even for the next day to be eaten cold

Recommendations:

• The recipe calls for Black Olives from bari, I settle for a jar of pitted black olives

Possible Substitutions:

• dunno