Honey Butter Focaccia
Serves 10
120 mins prep
27 mins cook
147 mins total
Fluffy and sweet honey butter focaccia is such a fun side dish to make when you don't want to fuss with making honey butter rolls. This is naturally fermented, gut healthy sourdough focaccia topped with melted honey and butter, then topped with flaky sea salt.
Topping
In the morning, feed your sourdough starter.
In the afternoon, when your starter is active and bubbly assemble your dough.
Dough assembly
In a mixing bowl, whisk together your starter, water, honey, and olive oil until the sourdough starter and honey dissolve and a milky liquid forms.
Add your flour and salt and mix together until a shaggy dough forms.
Cover and let rest for 45 minutes.
After resting, stretch and fold your dough by lifting one side of the dough up and towards the middle, rotating the bowl each time until a semi smooth ball forms. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes - 1 hour.
Perform 2 - 4 more stretch and folds to devlop stretch in your dough, every 30 minutes. After your last stretch and fold, cover your bowl with a damp bowl cover or tea towel and let rest on your counter overnight for 12 hours.
The next morning
The next morning your dough should be bubbly and has doubled in size.
Drizzle one tablespoon of olive oil into your baking dish and dump your dough directly on top. Take one end of the dough and fold it over and towards the middle, take the other end and do the same so your dough resembles an envelope, and everything is coated in the olive oil.
Flip your dough over so it is seam side down, cover with a towel and let rest for 1 - 2 hours until the dough is puffy and has doubled in size.
Melt your butter and honey together and preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
When your dough is ready to bake, evenly pour the honey butter mixture all over the surface of the dough.
Dimple the surface with your fingertips to create little holes.
Bake at 450 degrees for 25 - 28 minutes until the top is golden brown and crispy.
Remove your bread and finish with a generous sprinkle of flaky sea salt.
Let cool and serve as a side to your favorite dinner or with some extra butter!
