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HOKKAIDO ZA’ATAR FOCACCIA

4. October 2018
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Za’atar is a West Asian spice mixture and there are regional variations. I have a Za’atar made of sesame, sumach oregano and thyme.

I enjoyed an amazing Za’atar focaccia in Tel Aviv once and with all these beautiful pumpkins now that made a great combination. It’s actually my new favourite food!

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Make a crispy fresh focaccia with Hokkaido pumpkin, olive oil and oriental seasoning Za'atar easily yourself with my recipe and tutorial

HOKKAIDO ZA’ATAR FOCACCIA

Nina
Make a crispy fresh focaccia with Hokkaido pumpkin, olive oil and middle Eastern seasoning Za'atar
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Resting time 1 hr 20 mins
Total Time 2 hrs
Course Brunch
Cuisine Fusion cuisine

Ingredients
  

  • about 1/2 small Hokkaido pumpkin
  • 3 cups flour 360 g
  • 1 sachet of dry yeast about two teaspoons
  • 2/3 cup lukewarm water 160 ml
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 small onions
  • 1 tablespoon Za'atar*
  • some thyme twigs
  • more salt and olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Wash and open pumpkin. You only need about half of it. Cut thin slices off the sides for decoration.
    picture of cutting Hokkaido pumpkin
  • Chop up the rest, that works best in a mini food processor. It should make about 1 cup. If you don’t have a food processor, you can also boil the pumpkin until soft and mashable.
  • Combine flour and dry yeast in a bowl, then add chopped or mashed pumpkin, salt, olive oil and water. Knead for 10 minutes into a slightly sticky dough.
  • Pour some olive oil into a big bowl and on your hands to avoid the dough from sticking too much and place the dough in the bowl. Cover with a damp tea towel and let it rise for about one hour in a warm place, for example the warm oven. Around 30°C/ 85°F is a good temperature.
  • After one hour, the dough should have doubled. Punch it to remove the air, then knead again with oiled hands and form one big focaccia.
  • Spread it on parchment paper and pour some olive oil over it.
    pouring olive oil over focaccia
  • Then poke holes into the focaccia with the bigger side of a chopstick or your fingers to create pools for the oil and the spices.
    poking holes into a focaccia
  • Add pumpkin slices and onions, brush a little olive oil on them if you like. Then add thyme twigs, a little more salt and the za’atar.
  • Now let it rest another 20 minutes and preheat your oven in the meantime to 210°C/ 410°F.
  • Then bake for 20-25 minutes.
  • Once it’s ready, sprinkle with a little more olive oil and cut into pieces, I find it easiest with a pizza cutter.

Notes

 
I actually like my focaccia best the next morning for breakfast roasted in a skillet.
This is also a perfect food to take with you when traveling.
 
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