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Article: Fantastic focaccia: Italian specialty a good introduction.(The Seattle Times)
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- September 28, 2004
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Byline: CeCe Sullivan
Italian focaccia is a great introduction to making yeast breads, rewarding the senses with tactile pleasures and yeasty scents. A member of the flatbread family, these rustic peasant breads are made with few ingredients and simple preparations. Because they're thinner and lighter than dome-shaped or loaf breads, the centers will finish cooking faster, avoiding the disappointment of cutting into a denser loaf bread with a gummy, uncooked center.
Carol Field, author and expert in the Italian art of baking, describes the link between focaccia and pizza, its regional sibling. "Both are flat, round breads seasoned with oil and cooked in ...