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Beer Potato Focaccia

17/11/2023

I can provide you with a recipe to prepare delicious beer potato focaccia. It is a dish that combines the softness of potatoes with the light effervescence of beer, creating a soft and tasty bread. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

  • 250 g of potatoes
  • 500 g of type 0 soft wheat flour
  • 25 g of fresh beer yeast
  • 200 ml of pale beer
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 50 ml of extra virgin olive oil
  • A pinch of minced rosemary (optional)

Preparation

  1. Start by boiling the potatoes in boiling water until tender. Once ready, drain them, peel them, and mash them with a potato masher until you have a puree.
  2. Dissolve the beer yeast in a little warm beer with sugar to activate it.
  3. In a large bowl, mix the flour with the potato puree, add the dissolved yeast, the remaining beer, oil, salt, and minced rosemary if you wish.
  4. Knead everything until you get a smooth and homogeneous dough. The beer will give the dough a certain lightness and a special aroma.
  5. Let the dough rise in a warm place covered with a damp cloth until it doubles in volume, which may take about 1-2 hours depending on the room temperature.
  6. Once risen, divide the dough into balls of about 80 grams each.
  7. Place the balls on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, slightly flattening them to give them the shape of small focaccia.
  8. Let them rest again for about 30 minutes, then bake them in a preheated oven at 200 °C for about 20 minutes or until they are golden.

Interesting Facts

Beer potato focaccia are a delicious variant of potato-based bread. Adding beer to the dough not only enriches the flavor but also helps to make them light and porous. It is an excellent accompaniment for cheeses and cured meats, but also as a base for gourmet mini sandwiches. Moreover, you could try varying by adding aromatic herbs or seeds like sesame or poppy to achieve always new flavors.

Once your focaccia are ready, you will be able to enjoy their unmistakable aroma and taste, which will be even more rewarding knowing that you made them yourself!