About our fougasse recipe
This provincial French flatbread- or fougasse - will wow friends and relatives with its complex flavours of smoky bacon and sweet onion. Confident bakers can pull out all the stops with this recipe made with Allinson's olive oil dough.
We like to serve ours with fresh soup or alongside our sophisticated Walnut and Fig Sticks made with Allinson's wholemeal dough.
Method
Step 1:
MIX
Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a big bowl. Mix the water and oil together, then stir in with a cutlery knife.Step 2:
KNEAD Tip onto a lightly flour dusted surface and knead for 10 minutes (or use the dough hook attachment on your mixer).
Step 3:
RISE
Lightly grease the mixing bowl with some oil. Put the dough back in, cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and leave to rise until doubled in size.
Soften the onions in oil and cook the bacon.Step 4:
SHAPE
Scatter the cooked onion and bacon over the dough and knead in a few times. Halve the dough. Roll out one piece to a 20cm x 25cm rectangle, and lift onto a lightly oiled baking sheet. Use a floured knife to make one large diagonal cut almost through to the corners. Make 3 smaller diagonal cuts on either side to make a leaf shape. Open the cuts out with your fingers, and repeat with the rest of the dough to make a second loaf.Step 5:
PROVE
Cover the dough with clean tea towels and leave to prove for 20 minutes. Preheat your oven to 220°C (fan 200°C, gas mark 7).
Step 6:
BAKE
Bake for 20 minutes, until golden and crisp.
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 500g Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour
- 7g Allinson's Easy Bake Yeast Sachet
- 1 tsp Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 300ml Warm water
- 50ml Olive oil
- 500g Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour
Additional Ingredients
- 1 Large onion (finely chopped)
- 4 Bacon rasher(s) (diced)
Utensils
- Mixing bowl
- Tea towel
- Frying pan
Recipe Reviews
Just made this to go with some pasta (should've had my glasses on as not Focaccia 🙄)
However, the bread was lovely, light, fluffy and so tasty. I made one large and then 8 smaller loaf style breads for lunches.
Worth doing & I would say you wouldn't be disappointed
I have made this bread several times and it is great with soup or dips my friends love it as I love to bake and I love to try out new recipes.
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 500g Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour
- 7g Allinson's Easy Bake Yeast Sachet
- 1 tsp Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 300ml Warm water
- 50ml Olive oil
- 500g Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour
Additional Ingredients
- 1 Large onion (finely chopped)
- 4 Bacon rasher(s) (diced)
Utensils
- Mixing bowl
- Tea towel
- Frying pan