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Tear-apart marigold and pumpkin seed focaccia recipe

September 28, 2015 6 Comments Filed Under: Food, Recipes, Uncategorized

marigold and pumpkin seed focaccia
I baked this for my edible flower supper club recently. It didn’t last long – guests devoured it. A word about flour. Mostly, one uses strong bread flour with high protein to make bread. Most Italians use tipo 00 flour to make focaccia which gives a fine light texture, a bit like an Aero chocolate bar, and a golden colour. Be aware however that there are several types of 00 flour: the 00 refers only to the grind, i.e. very fine. Look at the protein on the packet and choose a high protein 00 flour, it can range from 6º to 12.5º. Up to 10º, use it for pasta, over 10º, use it for pizza bases, Italian breads and focaccia. More protein, more gluten. Sorry coeliacs but love me some gluten. 
Marigolds are the basis for calendula, the cream which is very good for your skin. Regarding the pumpkins seeds and oil, obviously the very best is from Austria, Styria but ordinary pumpkins seeds and oil will do fine. 

Tear-apart marigold and pumpkin seed focaccia recipe

Serves 8
Prep time: 30 minutes plus rising plus 30 minutes baking time.
500g strong bread flour or high protein 00 flour
10g sea salt
7g quick yeast
1 tbsp of honey
320ml luke warm water
20g coarse semolina
50ml pumpkin seed oil
70g pumpkin seeds
Petals from 2 or 3 marigolds
Marigold petals to garnish
Hawaiian red alaea salt
Mix the flour and the salt.
Mix the water, the honey and the water separately. Leave to froth.
Then mix everything together, add the semolina, marigold petals, pumpkin oil and seeds. Knead for ten minutes.
Leave in an oiled bowl covered with cling film to rise for one hour or leave it overnight in the fridge to rise slowly.
Then tip the dough carefully out onto a floured surface and cut the dough into 8 pieces. One will be the centre and the other 7 will be shaped, delicately by pinching, as petals. Join the petals to the centre round and using a sharp knife slash the shape of the flower as above. Place the dough flower onto a silpat or parchment paper on a flat baking tray. Preheat the oven to 200ºc.
Leave to rise for another half an hour then bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, scatter marigold petals over the top, the red salt and drizzle over some more pumpkin seed oil. 
marigold and pumpkin seed focaccia


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  1. Anonymous

    September 28, 2015 at 3:36 pm

    Thanks for the tip about the 00! I didn't know that.

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    • Kerstin Rodgers aka MsMarmiteLover

      October 3, 2015 at 5:13 pm

      Took me a while to work it out…

      Reply
  2. James

    October 2, 2015 at 7:18 pm

    Loving the marigold things you make – I must grow some next year! Marigold butter for bread rolls would be great for a wedding……

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    • Kerstin Rodgers aka MsMarmiteLover

      October 3, 2015 at 5:14 pm

      Deffo, it's also a good permaculture thing to grow, distracts black fly etc

      Reply
  3. Mueeid Soomro

    April 30, 2017 at 9:33 am

    Pumpkin seed oil, as the name suggests, is obtained from pumpkin seeds, which can also be eaten roasted in the same way that people eat sunflower seeds.marijuana seeds for sale

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