Reddit Is Obsessed With This Cinnamon Focaccia Recipe, And I Can See Why

Person making focacciaWhenever a friend tells me they’re interested in baking their own bread, I say they should start with an overnight focaccia. The recipe I swear by couldn’t be simpler: you just combine flour, yeast, oil, and water in a pot and leave it in the fridge ’til the morning. It’s as close to foolproof as baking can be. But even I, a person who’s made more loaves of bread than you can shake a cinnamon stick at, felt my jaw drop while scrolling through r/Breadit recently. Redditor u/Rdub456 said: “Now I understand why everyone is making cinnamon focaccia, simply amazing.”Everyone’s what? I just about managed to finish thinking before the drool hit my keyboard.Here’s the recipe that’s taken netizens by storm:The secret lies in the topping The base of the poster’s recipe is familiar: they use 500g bread flour to 100g 100% hydration sourdough starter and 375-400ml water. In other words, it’s roughly a 100% hydration dough.After you’ve combined these, rest the dough, covered in a damp tea towel or clingfilm, for half an hour. Then, stretch and fold it three times at 30-minute intervals. Then, leave the dough covered for about four hours until it’s doubled in size. After that comes the magic: place about two tablespoons of melted butter in a dish, and place the dough on top of it. Mix 100g brown sugar with 15g melted butter for a cinnamon sugar topping. Stretch the dough and place a tablespoon of melted butter, alongside half the cinnamon sugar, on it. Fold and stretch it again so the cinnamon butter part is in the middle, make some dimples in the dough with your fingers, then cover it with clingfilm and let it prove for two to three hours ’til “jiggly”. Once that’s done, OP said, “spread some more melted butter on top and the rest of the cinnamon topping”. Next, make more dimples, and cook it in a 220°C oven for 20-25 minutes. Add water icing with a dash of vanilla when it’s cooled.King Arthur Flour has a similar recipe, though the dough is lower-hydration, making it easier to handle. They use 11g of instant yeast in place of sourdough starter, which is easier for those without a levain at home. They also begin adding the cinnamon sugar earlier into the folding of the dough, meaning there are more buttery, cinnamon-y layers. Redditors seemed pretty excited about the ideaThe post, which has nearly 5,000 upvotes as of the time of writing, has certainly gotten some love from members of the forum. “I’m glad I’m home alone because I made a very embarrassing noise when I scrolled to that second picture,” u/ohhhtartarsauce wrote. “Saving this recipe for this weekend. Looks incredible, thanks for sharing,” u/Malinkz added. But in case you thought the culinary wonders ended there, I raise you this comment from u/littlemoon-03: “Apple fritter focaccia... you can thank me later,” they wrote. They then linked to this eye-wateringly delicious-sounding recipe.On an unrelated note, I think I have to cancel all my plans for the weekend... Related...Mary Berry Warns Against Baking Mistake That Leads To Flat, Dry CakeThe Secret To Sparkling Baking Trays Is Hiding In Your Food CupboardI Tried The Creamier, Richer 'Waste' Egg Chefs Love, And My Baking's Never Been Better

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