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Chili Lemon Focaccia

A bright, savory, and delicious bread.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine French, Mediterranean, Mexican
Servings 24 Pieces

Equipment

  • 1 Large mixing bowl
  • 1 Medium mixing bowl
  • 1 Scale

Ingredients
  

The Dough

  • 590 grams Bread Flour
  • 18 grams Salt
  • 12 grams Instant dry yeast
  • 590 grams Water

The Toppings

  • 1 Tbsp Chili powder
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1-2 tsp Red chili flakes
  • ¼ tsp Black pepper
  • ½ tsp Ground cumin
  • ½ tsp Oregano
  • ½ tsp Kosher salt
  • Olive oil A generous amount for the pan as well as topping
  • 1-2 Lemons thinly sliced About 20 slices

Instructions
 

  • Combine flour, salt, and yeast with a whisk in a large bowl, add water, and fold in with a rubber spatula until evenly combined, set aside for 5 minutes to hydrate.
  • Now the dough should be close to a batter consistency, take the rubber spatula and give it a few bowl folds ( I did about 8 or so) then cover the bowl with a damp kitchen towel. Let it rest for 20 minutes.
  • Fill a small bowl with water and set it to the side.
  • Wet your hands in the small bowl of water and give the dough 4 coil folds, turning the bowl 90 degrees between each fold. Place the damp towel back over the bowl and rest for 20 minutes. Repeat this cycle 3 more times, 4 times in total.
  • Rest the dough for 20 more minutes.
  • Place one oven rack just below the center of the oven.
  • Preheat the oven to 400F
  • Generously oil a baking sheet with olive oil, making sure to coat the sides as well.
  • Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet, and stretch it to fill the pan. If the dough is resisting, let it rest for 5-10 minutes, repeat until it’s filling the pan.
  • Grab another cookie sheet, generously oil, then place it upside down over the pan of dough creating a cover for the dough to rise. Let rise for 1 hour somewhere warm, like above the preheated oven.
  • Once it is done rising, evenly sprinkle with the chili powder, garlic powder, oregano, ground cumin, red chili flakes, kosher salt, and ground black pepper. Drizzle generously with olive oil.
  • Press your fingers all over the dough, and top with the thinly sliced lemons in a 4x6 grid pattern.
  • Immediately place in the oven on the rack you positioned earlier.
  • Bake 25-30 minutes.
  • Turn the oven off, remove the pan, and place it on a cooling rack. Allow to cool for 30-60 minutes before removing from the pan and cutting.
  • Enjoy!
Keyword Bread, Comfort food, Flavorfull, Savory, Tangy, Tasty