- Paperback: 120 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books; Reprint edition (29 Aug 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0811840654
- ISBN-13: 978-0811840651
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 20.1 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,967,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sales in the six figures and counting testify to the enduring appeal of "Focaccia," the classic celebration of Italian flatbread. Now with a fresh new cover, this delightful cookbook continues to show how focaccia is one of the easiest-to-prepare and most versatile of homemade breads. Carol Field, an acclaimed expert on Italy and its cuisines, provides more than 50 enticing recipes, from Tuscan specialties sprinkled with fresh basil and sage to more robust versions topped with smoky pancetta. Featuring both sweet and savory recipes (not to mention beautiful color photographs), this inviting and accessible volume brings the rustic breads of Italy to kitchens everywhere.
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Focaccia begins with the most basic ingredients-flour, water, yeast, salt, sometimes a little olive oil-but it is much simpler to make than most other breads if you pay attention to a few uncomplicated rules. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a lovely book for anyone who enjoys Italian food, and Italian breads in particular. I like baking my own bread, both straight-dough and sourdough methods, and have made some lovely focaccia bases in the past using recipes from Bread by Ursula Ferrigno or Local Breads by Dan Leader. And although the focaccia bases from those two books were really tasty and beautifully risen, neither of them gave more than 2 or 3 suggestions for toppings for focaccia. I therefore decided to buy Focaccia by Carol Field, hoping for loads of topping suggestions, and was certainly not disappointed... in fact, far from it - this book is a little gem!
The book contains 4 basic focaccia doughs: basic white focaccia, wholewheat focaccia, focaccia with a starter that should be prepared 6 - 24 hours in advance, and my favourite, focaccia from Genoa: the dough includes white wine which does something marvellous to the taste and texture, and it rises beautifully when you bake it.
And then there are the various recipes for focaccia toppings: 31 recipes for Savory Focaccia, 6 for Filled Focaccia, and 10 for Sweet Focaccia. The Savory Focaccia section is my favourite and includes, amongst others:
- basil - topped focaccia
- focaccia with rosemary, oil and salt
- focaccia with fresh sage
- focaccia with garlic and herbs
- focaccia with caramelised onions
- focaccia with sweet peppers
- focaccia with slivers of potato and rosemary
And the absolutely heavenly gorgonzola, red onion and walnut focaccia. These are the ones I have tried, and all have been so delicious that they disappear in one evening despite baking a double batch to last at least 2 days. I can't wait to try all the rest of the recipes now, especially as the ones I made before all were so great.
So if you're looking for some inspirational toppings for focaccia, look no further than this one. And apart from the recipes there are various photographs dispersed throughout the book of herbs, olive oil bottles, tables laid with focaccia and Italian wine... beautiful.
The book contains 4 basic focaccia doughs: basic white focaccia, wholewheat focaccia, focaccia with a starter that should be prepared 6 - 24 hours in advance, and my favourite, focaccia from Genoa: the dough includes white wine which does something marvellous to the taste and texture, and it rises beautifully when you bake it.
And then there are the various recipes for focaccia toppings: 31 recipes for Savory Focaccia, 6 for Filled Focaccia, and 10 for Sweet Focaccia. The Savory Focaccia section is my favourite and includes, amongst others:
- basil - topped focaccia
- focaccia with rosemary, oil and salt
- focaccia with fresh sage
- focaccia with garlic and herbs
- focaccia with caramelised onions
- focaccia with sweet peppers
- focaccia with slivers of potato and rosemary
And the absolutely heavenly gorgonzola, red onion and walnut focaccia. These are the ones I have tried, and all have been so delicious that they disappear in one evening despite baking a double batch to last at least 2 days. I can't wait to try all the rest of the recipes now, especially as the ones I made before all were so great.
So if you're looking for some inspirational toppings for focaccia, look no further than this one. And apart from the recipes there are various photographs dispersed throughout the book of herbs, olive oil bottles, tables laid with focaccia and Italian wine... beautiful.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful!
12 April 2000
Format:Paperback
The variety of recipes for this fun and tasty bread are astounding! It serves not only to provides one with foccaccia for any occasion, but it stimulates the imagination, helping one to create any recipe they need! I love it!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Great book
24 Jan 2002
Format:Paperback
The book is full of good recipes, most of them easy to make. The results are consistently good. For an unusual bread, try the potato focaccia recipe. Everybody in my family loves it, and it became one of the favorite lunches to take to work/school.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
excellent book
30 April 2003
Format:Paperback
Focaccia is my favourite bread, and since I live in Italy I get to eat it as much as I want. But I wanted to try making it on my own, and this book really helped me.
The recipes here are amazing and they really work. They are easy and tasty (they do taste better than the ones I buy at my local bakery). Also the variety is great. The one I like the best is "Focaccia Andrea Doria" but they are all excellent. The book is also filled with beautiful photos. Enjoy it.
The recipes here are amazing and they really work. They are easy and tasty (they do taste better than the ones I buy at my local bakery). Also the variety is great. The one I like the best is "Focaccia Andrea Doria" but they are all excellent. The book is also filled with beautiful photos. Enjoy it.
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