Walnut Fougasse
This bread is a bit special and looks totally amazing on a celebration table, be it grazing or otherwise. It appears in our Amazing Grazing book now in print. Go get your copy HERE. This was one of our most popular books of all time and was only an ebook, so we splashed out and printed it. Not a lot of copies, so don't miss out. It makes the perfect gift for the Thermomix fans in your life, or those who love to entertain!
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Fougasse is essentially a French focaccia, though it is not cooked in an oiled pan, but rather on stone (if you have one). It always has holes in the loaf to allow better cooking.
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Need
- 300 Grams water
- 30 Grams Yeast-fresh or 2 tsp dried yeast
- 500 Grams bakers or strong flour
- 1 Teaspoon pink salt flakes plus some more for garnish BUY
- 20 Grams Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) plus some more BUY
- 1 Handful fresh or dried herbs
- 100 Grams walnuts roasted BUY
- More chopped herbs for garnish
Do
- 1
Place water and yeast into the Thermomix bowl and warm 2 min/37°C/speed 1.
- 2
Add flour, salt and EVOO and knead 2 min/Interval. Add the herbs and walnuts and knead 1 min/Interval.
- 3
Oil a glass or ceramic bowl generously. Tip the dough into the bowl, form it into a ball and cover to proof until double.
- 4
Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces and form each into a ball on baking paper lined trays. Cover with tea towels while they proof a second time.
- 5
Preheat the oven to 220°C on a bread baking setting or conventional oven setting if you have it.
- 6
To form the fougasse shape, flatten each ball into a leaf shape. Slice the dough right through using a razor or very sharp knife to form the patterns as shown on the image.
- 7
Cover and proof again. When the slashes have started to close slightly, it is time to cook your bread.
- 8
Place into the oven and bake 10-12 minutes until golden and fragrant. Remove from the oven and brush immediately with EVOO, sprinkle with salt flakes and chopped herbs. Serve warm.
- 9
You can use a pizza stone and put the fougasse directly onto it for a faster and more authentic bake!
Served with
Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.
Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!
