----- Now You're Cooking! v4.64 [Meal-Master Export Format] Title: Focaccias, Mini Party Categories: fatfree, hand made Yield: 6 servings 2 Bread Flour; up to 2 1/2 -cups 1 Fleischmann's Quick-Rise -Instant Ye 1/2 Salt 2/3 Warm Water; 120F To 130F Olive Oil Toppings; ** **Topping Combinations (use one or more of the following) - Prepared pesto sauce, sliced plum tomatoes and pine nuts - Sliced mushrooms, sliced red onion, grated Parmesan cheese and thinly sliced green onions - Crumbled feta cheese, walnut halves, chopped fresh basil leaves and sliced red bell pepper - Finely chopped garlic, sliced ripe olives, sliced red and green bell pepper and pecan halves To make dough: In large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast and salt. Stir water and 1 tablespoon olive oil into dry ingredients. Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 4 to 6 minutes. Cover; let rest on floured surface 10 minutes. To shape: Divide dough into 6 equal pieces; flatten each to 5-inch circle. Place on greased baking sheets. With handle of wooden spoon, make indentations in dough at 1-inch intervals. Lightly brush tops with additional olive oil. Arrange desired topping ingredients over each, adding ingredients in order listed. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until almost doubled in size, 20 to 30 minutes. Bake at 425 F for 15 to 18 minutes or until done, switching position of pans halfway through baking for even browning. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks. Bread Machine Variation (all-size machines): Measure dough ingredients into bread machine pan as suggested by manufacturer; use 2 1/4 cups bread flour and 1 1/2 teaspoons FLEISCHMANN'S Bread Machine Yeast. Process on dough/manual cycle. When complete, remove dough to floured surface; knead in additional flour to make dough easy to handle, if necessary. Shape and proceed as directed. Makes 6 (6-inch) focaccias Scanned & formatted by Carole Walberg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Contributor: Fleischmann's Yeast -----