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Focaccia Rolls

Focaccia Rolls

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Servings 8 rolls

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g strong white bread flour
  • 7 g yeast
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 20 g fresh rosemary Finely chopped
  • 35 g sun dried tomato (Chopped) plus extra for decoration if you wish
  • 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil plus extra for serving
  • 250 ml hand- hot tap water
  • 20 mixed olives for decoration
  • 1 tbsp pink Himalayan crystal salt serving

Instructions
 

  • Put the flour in to a large bowl with the yeast one side and the salt the other side and mix together.
  • Take the leaves off half of the fresh rosemary and finely chop them up. Add the chopped sun dried tomatoes and rosemary to the flour along with 4 tbsp of oil. I used the oil out of my sun dried tomatoes as this gives it extra flavour, but normal oil is also fine.
  • Add 250ml of hand hot water out of the tap and mix it all up with a wooden spoon or your hands. Your mixture should start to combine now, add more water if needed to form a soft but not too sticky dough.
  • Make sure your work surface is floured and knead the dough for 10 minutes, until your dough is smooth and springs back when gently pressed.
  • Put your dough back into the bowl and cover with clingfilm then leave to rise for 45 minutes. Your dough should double in size.
  • Take your dough out and place on a floured surface then knead again for another 2 minutes.
  • Divide your dough up by cutting into 8 equal pieces. Mould your dough into a ball shape, tucking the crease in at the bottom and flatten the top, repeat 8 times.
  • Prepare 2 baking trays oiled and with baking paper. Put your rolls onto the trays and cover them with oiled clingfilm. Leave them in a warm place for 30 minutes, they should double in size.
  • Meanwhile, preheat the oven to gas mark 6, 200C, fan 180C.
  • Once the 30 minutes are up take off the clingfilm and decorate your rolls with olives, sun dried tomatoes, rosemary and rock salt. Don't be shy - push the olives in. Try to keep them more in the centre of the roll this will prevent them from falling off when cooked.
  • Drizzle with more oil (I used the oil from my sun dried tomato jar) place in the oven for 20 minutes.
  • Once cooked take the bread rolls out, drizzle with more oil if desired and let cool. Serve with a bowl of fresh pasta or olives and cheese. Enjoy! Store in a air tight container for freshness.