Confit Garlic and Lemon Thyme Focaccia Ingredients 7g (2¼ tsp) dry yeast 475ml (16 fl oz) warm water (32°C/90°F) 600g (1 lb 5 oz) bread flour 12g (2½ tsp) fine sea salt 60ml (¼ cup) olive oil sea salt flakes Garlic oil 4 whole bulbs of garlic 100ml olive oil 4 sprigs lemon thyme, leaves picked salt and pepper, to season Method Step 1: Prep and proof dough Place the yeast in a large bowl and mix in water until dissolved. Add the salt and stir through. Pour in 20ml olive oil and add the flour. Mix until well combined. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and let it rest for 30 minutes. Step 2: Prep the garlic oil Preheat the oven to 140°C fan forced (285°F). Trim the tops off the garlic bulbs and place in an oven proof dish. Drizzle with the remaining oil and season with salt. Roast in the oven for 1.5 hours, until very soft and caramelised, then set aside to cool. Pour the oil off into a medium bowl and mix with the thyme leaves. Squeeze garlic from skins and keep separate. Step 3: Stretch and fold the dough Uncover the dough, then with a wet hand, stretch one corner of the dough and fold it over itself. Repeat 4 times until the dough is completely folded over itself. Cover again with a tea towel and let it rest for another 30 minutes. Repeat this process three more times. After the fourth and final round of stretching and folding, let the dough rest for 30 minutes. Step 4: Bake Increase the oven temp to 220°C (428°F). Grease a heavy based 22x33cm baking tray with 20ml olive oil. Transfer dough to tray and spread out to the edges with lightly oiled hands. Cover again and allow to rise for 30 minutes. Remove the tea towel and drizzle the thyme oil over the dough. Place the garlic cloves over the top of the dough, then use your fingers to create dimples throughout the dough, pressing the garlic cloves into the dough to hide them. Season with sea salt flakes, then place the bread in the oven. Turn oven down to 200°C (428°F) and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Transfer bread from tray to a wire rack to cool a little then slice up and serve! #baking #food #Recipe #fyp - @andy_cooks