Pickle Sourdough Focaccia

The sourdough craze has reached Amoretti® and we're adding a twist with pickles! Whether you're a pickle lover or not, this recipe is a perfect guide to how to add our extracts to flavor your sourdough creations. This fluffy irresistible sourdough focaccia is perfect to bring to any gathering full of pickle-lovers!

Fluffy, flaky, and packed with flavor, this pickle sourdough focaccia is guaranteed to satisfy your savory taste buds.

Ingredients

Dough:

• 500 grams bread flour
• 370 grams water
• 100 grams active sourdough starter
• 10 grams salt
• 2 tsp. Amoretti® Natural Pickle Extract
• 30 grams Amoretti® Olive Oil

Toppings:

• Chopped pickles
• Chopped dill
• Flaky sea salt

Directions

1. Combine bread flour, water, active starter, salt, pickle extract, and olive oil in a large mixing bowl and mix until shaggy. Gently knead dough with damp hands for 2-5 minutes until dough smooths out, cover, and let rest on the counter for one hour.
2. After one hour, perform first set of stretch and folds. Cover and perform 3-4 sets of stretch and folds 30 minutes apart.
3. Let dough ferment covered at room temperature for 4-5 hours.
4. Place dough in fridge overnight to continue fermenting.
5. The next morning, take dough out of fridge and coat the bottom of a deep-set sheet pan with a generous amount of olive oil. 
6. Place dough in the sheet pan, folding it over itself twice and flip to coat the other side in olive oil.
7. Gently stretch the dough out to cover more of the pan. Let rest for 4-5 hours at room temperature in the pan until the dough becomes fluffy and has risen to cover the bottom of the sheet pan.
8. After the dough has risen, gently dimple focaccia and top with chopped pickles, dill, and flaky salt. Drizzle extra olive oil on top if needed. 
9. Bake at 430° for 20-30 minutes until top is golden brown and internal temperature reaches 200°-210°.
10. Once baked, remove from pan and place on a wire cooling rack for a minimum of 20 minutes to ensure the inside is fully cooked.
11. Cut, serve, and enjoy!