Simple Potato And Rosemary Focaccia

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup mashed potatoes
• 1 cup strong bread flour, sifted
• 1 (1/4 ounce) packet easyblend yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 200 ml warm water
• 1 medium potatoes or 1 large potato, scrubbed and sliced thinly
• 4 teaspoons fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the mashed potatoes, flour, yeast, salt and 1 tbsp of olive oil, and mix in enough water to form a soft dough (you may not need all the water).
• 2 knead lightly, cover with plastic wrap, and leave to rise for about 1 hour.
• 3 preheat the oven to 180c/350f/gas mark 4.
• 4 lightly oil a large baking tray.
• 5 place the dough in the middle, and work it out to the edges to form a square or rectangle.
• 6 top the dough with the uncooked potato slices and the rosemary, season with salt and pepper, and drizzle with the remaining oil.
• 7 bake for 50 minutes, covering if the focaccia is getting too brown.