I have wanted to try and make salted caramel for quite some time now, but I have just not got around to trying it. On the 1st of September I opened my RSS reader to see what this month’s Fresh From The Oven challenge is, and salted caramel focaccia from Signor Biscotti showed up. Dave and I went shopping on Spring Day – and remarked at the amount of snow that fell on Friday night. Our mountain tops are white! We bought some local salted butter and I came home to make the focaccia. I used my bread maker as it is really still too cold here for proving bread. I ended up making the sweet bread twice.
salted focaccia round one
- forgot to add the raisins and the cranberries before the second knead session so added them halfway through the rising process
- adjusted the setting on the bread maker to do a short knead and the whole rising again
- did the second proving with the cold butter and the fructose on the focaccia, using the heat from my heater to assist
- used the whole portion of the dough in my baking pan that does not turn in my oven
- baked at 200° Celsius for 25 minutes and the caramel burnt
verdict: very tasty, especially where there was caramel
salted focaccia round two
- added the raisins and the cranberries before the second knead session
- did the proving without the cold butter and fructose on the focaccia, using the early morning sun
- used half the dough in a smaller baking tin so that it will turn in my oven
verdict: perfect for tea time, and the left overs turned into bread and butter pudding
Salted Caramel Focaccia
Ingredients
Method
- Place the water, oil, salt, fructose, flour and yeast into your bread maker
- Select the dough - pizza option
- Add the cranberries and the raisins after the first kneading session is complete
- Line a baking sheet with baking paper and as soon as he dough has proved, tip it out onto the baking sheet
- Use your finger tips to push the dough flat, without knocking too much of the air out of the dough
- Cover with a lightly oiled piece of clingfilm and leave to prove for 30 minutes
- Preheat the oven to 200° Celsius and if you have a baking stone, heat that in the oven at the same time
- Remove the cling film and dot the butter around the dough and sprinkle the fructose on top
- Bake for 25 minutes until golden brown
Notes
Recipe adapted from the Breville Ikon Bread Maker book, page R24
Click on the links for conversions and notes.
What I blogged:
- one year ago – regional and seasonal challenge to make a preserve and a give away
- two years ago – green bean pasta
Ooh, I would have loved a portion of the bread pud you made.
🙂 Mandy
come over for tea, there is a lot left over 🙂
Your title alone, immediately made my mouth water. 🙂 It sounds wonderful, Tandy.
thanks AD, I am going to make variations of this again for sure 🙂
Oh my goodness, what a combination! It sounds amazing, Tandy! x
Thanks Celia, it was very good!
BOOKMaRKED 🙂
A sweet focaccia bread? Wow!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I am sure you could add some chocolate there somewhere 🙂
You were hot off the mark here. – Can’t wait to get baking this one.
I like to get this challenge done first every month 🙂
Ooh yummy! That sounds delish. Am bookmarking that one to try.
let me know when you make it 🙂
I didn’t know foccacia could be made into something so sweet and delicious!! Wonderful post today!! And lucky you to have made it twice!
thanks Barbara 🙂 I would never have thought of making a sweet version!
The title just threw me! A sweet foccacia bread…and then I read all the ingredients and the sweetness sounds like a perfect breakfast or afternoon bread. I’m definitely making note to try this soon!!
this makes a great breakfast bread indeed Linda 🙂
What a unique idea! I love it!!
It is so yummy 🙂
What an inspired combination. I want some now!
You can save up the treat for one of your 5 days 🙂
Yum!
thank you!
Now this is majorly dreamy!
and I am still enjoying it 🙂
I like eating food that has a combination of sweet and salty ! The bread looks delicious
It was divine 🙂
i usually eat savory foccacias but this foccacia can satisfy my sweet tooth just as easily as a slice of cake…heheh.
It is a great alternative 🙂
I would never have thought of a sweet focaccia and salted caramel, no less! This looks delicious!
thanks, I am going to make it again this weekend 🙂
Thanks for taking part in the Fresh from the Oven challenge, Tandy. And bravo for being so quick off the mark! Your version of the recipe sounds and looks lovely.
Apologies for not commenting sooner. I left for a week in the wilds of Ireland immediately after posting the challenge. Had a great time – but virtually no internet!
that is the best type of holiday! I loved the challenge 🙂