Lemon, Potato and Sage Focaccia

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Source: NYT Cooking.

Focaccia · Lemon · Italian

Focaccia brushed with a garlic and lemon-zest oil and layered with paper-thin potatoes and torn sage.

Prep30 min
Cook32 min
Total1 h 2 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving230 kcal
FreeLow sugarsDairy-freeVegetarianVegan
Servings12Recipe makes 12
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Allergens (EU 14)
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Method

  1. 1

    Dough. Stir the flour, yeast, fine salt, warm water and 2 tbsp oil into a wet dough, cover and leave 15 min.

  2. 2

    Folds. Work through four sets of folds at 30 min intervals until the dough is smooth and lively.

  3. 3

    Lemon oil. Mix the 4 tbsp oil with the grated garlic and lemon zest and leave it to infuse while the dough rises.

  4. 4

    Tin. Brush half the lemon oil over the tin, add the dough, flip it and stretch it out. Cover and let it puff for about 1 h.

  5. 5

    Potatoes. Slice the potatoes 2 mm thick and toss with the rest of the lemon oil. Thin slices cook through in the time the bread takes and curl at the edges.

  6. 6

    Top and bake. Heat the oven to 230 °C (210 °C fan). Dimple the dough, overlap the potato slices on top, tuck in the sage and season with flaky salt and pepper. Bake 28-32 min, until the potatoes are tender and browned at the rims; the centre reads about 96 °C. Cool 15 min before slicing.

Storage

Best on the day. Keep in the fridge for up to 2 days and reheat at 200 °C for 6 min; freeze for up to 1 month. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).

EU nutrition claims

  • Low sugars: 0.6 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 48 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • large bowl
  • spatula or wooden spoon
  • cling film or a clean tea towel
  • 23 x 33 cm metal baking tin
  • wire rack
  • probe thermometer (optional)
  • mandoline or sharp knife
  • small bowl

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy230 kcal
Protein5.7 g
Carbohydrate34.5 g
of which sugars0.3 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat7.5 g
of which saturates1.1 g
Fibre1.8 g
Salt1.04 g

Protein per 100 kcal

2.5 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values