Red Onion & Sage Focaccia (bread Machine)

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cups unbleached flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon fast-rising active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
• 1 tablespoon chopped red onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
• 5 fresh sage leaves
• 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
• coarse ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 pour the water and oil into the bread pan.
• 2 reverse the order in which you add the wet and dry ingredients if necessary.
• 3 sprinkle the flour over, ensuring that it covers the liquid.
• 4 add the salt and sugar in separate corners.
• 5 make a shallow indentation in the flour and add the yeast.
• 6 set the bread machine to the dough setting.
• 7 if our machine has a choice of settings, use the basic or pizza dough setting.
• 8 press start.
• 9 lightly oil a 10-11 inch shallow round cake pan or pizza pan.
• 10 when the cycle has finished, remove the dough from the pan and place it on a surface lightly dusted with flour.
• 11 punch the dough down and flatten it slightly.
• 12 sprinkle over the sage and red onion and knead it gently to incorporate.
• 13 shape the dough into a ball, flatten it, then roll it into a round of about 10-11 inches.
• 14 place in the prepared pan.
• 15 cover with oiled plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
• 16 meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400°f uncover the risen focaccia, and using your fingertips, poke the dough to make deep dimples over the surface.
• 17 cover and let rise for 10-15 minutes, or until the dough has doubled in bulk.
• 18 drizzle the olive oil over and sprinkle with the onion, sage leaves, sea salt and black pepper.
• 19 bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden.
• 20 turn out onto a wire rack to cool slightly.
• 21 serve warm.