Love = bread!

One of these days I should give up the charade that this is a "cooking" blog and acknowledge that it's actually a baking blog.  Here are a few recipes from the last couple of weeks that have been lingering on my desktop, waiting to be shared.

Oh, and by the way, here is this week's excuse for not blogging more often:

 

We've been renovating our bathroom.  Like, down to the studs.  This is why we can't have nice things...

Focaccia with onions
From: Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan
Grade: A- (Not too hard to make, though time consuming like any bread, with a nice texture and taste.  Added points for having lots of fun slapping the dough around!)

Dough:
2 1/2 tsp dry yeast
2 c lukewarm water
6 1/2 cups all purpose flour (unbleached is always preferable)
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp salt

Topping:
2 tbsp exta virgin olive oil + 1/4 cup for the emulsion
4 cups very thinly sliced onion rounds
2 tbsp water (for emulsion)
1 tsp salt (for emulsion)