Sourdough Focaccia Recipe

Adapted From: https://heartbeetkitchen.com/2018/recipes/how-to-make-sourdough-focaccia/

Makes: 1 9x13 pan

Total time: ~1 day

Measuring	Weight (g)	Weight (oz)	Ingredient
¾ cup	170 g	6        oz	Active starter, at its peak
¾ cup	305 g	10.75 oz	Water, room temp
1 tbsp	22   g	0.77   oz	Honey
1.5 tsp	8     g	0.3     oz	Fine sea salt
1 tbsp			Olive oil
3 cups	460 g	16.22 oz	All purpose flour
2.5 tbsp			Melted butter
2			Tomatoes, thinly sliced (optional)
2 cloves			Garlic, minced (optional)
2 tbsp			Oregano (optional)

1. Mix: In large bowl, mix starter, water, honey, salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil.

2. Knead: Add flour. Knead by hand for 12-15 minutes, until you feel the dough tighten and acquire resistance, pulling away from the sides of the bowl as you work with it.

3. Bulk fermentation: Cover the bowl with a very damp cloth and set in a place ideally around 75 degrees. Let rise for about 5-6 hours, dough will have risen some and be puffy, showing a few bubbles on the surface.

4. Stretch/fold: Stretch and fold four “corners” of the dough, basically on top of itself. Cover again and let rest several hours at room temperature until dough has a few bubbles on top, has a glossy finish and has doubled. You can also put it in refrigerator and do this step overnight.

5. Transfer: Brush a 9x13 cake pan liberally with olive oil, distributing all the way to sides of pan. Using lightly oiled hands, gently scrape dough out into your cake pan. Using your hands pull the edges out to gently stretch them. Leave dough alone when it's about 1 1/2 - 2 inches tall. Let rise in a warm spot, covered with another sheet pan that’s upside down (so it has room to rise) for 2-3 hours until it is puffy and super bubbly.

6. Prep: At this point the dough should have visible bubbles in it. If not, let it rise more. Preheat oven to 400F. Drizzle 2-3 tablespoons olive oil (don't be shy) onto the bread, and press your fingertips using your whole hand into the risen dough. Your fingertips should go all the way down through the dough, hitting the pan. Then drizzle melted butter over the dough, brushing with a pastry brush, and then sprinkle 2 cloves minced garlic, and 1 teaspoon dried oregano to top of bread.

7. Bake: Put pan in oven on middle rack and bake for 15 minutes. Turn oven down to 350F and bake for another 12 minutes, until crust is golden brown and bounces back slightly when you press down on it. Let cool for 15 minutes and eat.