Fougasse Bread

Additions can range from chopped olives to lardons bacon and fromage cheese.

Fougasse bread. The flat bread can be slashed to form shapes a leaf tree or wheat stalk or the slits can be cut to form a lattice making the bread easy to pull apart. Some versions are sculpted or slashed into a pattern resembling an ear of wheat. The word fougasse is derived from the word foccacia in italian.

Fougasse is the french equivalent of italian focaccia bread as it s made with fresh herbs and good olive oil. F ugàssa in ligurian even a pizza style bread fugazza from argentina. Fougasse is a staple bread from the provence region of france similar to italian focaccia.

This recipe for fougasse the french version of the italian focaccia bread is topped with mixed herbs. It is a pretty bread to look at and it tastes rather fantastic too. Panis focacius was a roman flat bread which was cooked in the ashes of a wood burning hearth called a focus later these quick cooking flat breads became a traditional way to test the temperature of a wood burning oven to tell if.

It s flattened and scored then sparsely scattered with fragrant olives and herbs. Fougasse pronounced foo gaas is a flat bread from provence in the south of france however its origin goes back to ancient rome. For me there is no better smell than the smell of fresh home made bread baking in the oven and it is a great fun way to involve all the family.

The kids love tearing off big chunks of it and dipping it italian style in olive oil with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. This became a diverse range of breads that include focaccia in. In french cuisine fougasse is a type of bread typically associated with provence but found with variations in other regions.

Also it is much cheaper than the majority of supermarket bread and tastes much much better. Sprinkle over the oregano and bake for 15 20 minutes or until the fougasse sounds hollow when tapped on the base. Remove from the oven and while still hot brush with more olive oil and.