Pogaca (Farmers Bread)

Time

Prep 30 min · Cook 60 min · 90 min total

Difficulty

medium

1. 1

   Rub fat in 1-1/2 pounds flour; add salt and yeast previously dissolved in a little lukewarm water and mix.

2. 2

   Knead well, occasionally sprinkling the dough with the remaining flour. Dough must be neither stiff nor soft.

3. 3

   Roll the dough out into the size and shape of a round baking dish. Oil or grease and flour the baking dish and place the dough in it.

4. 4

   Cover. Let it rise for 15 minutes. Prick with fork, tarting 1 inch from the edge and making circles spaced 1 inch from another.

   15 min
5. 5

   If desired, brush with egg yolk. Bake in a hot oven (425 F) about 1 hour. When it is half done, set the oven on moderate.

   60 min
6. 6

   Serve Pogaca cut into a long narrow strip.

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