Recipes Blog — Native Basil

This is a great recipe of Claudia Roden’s that I have made many, many times. I have found that adding some Bush Tomato and Native Basil, together with the olives to her recipe makes a sublime focaccia  and the wonderful aromas wafting through your kitchen as this cooks will ensure that this bread doesn’t last long out of the oven! Great for lunch simply accompanied by some excellent cheese and our Outback Tomato Chutney.   Serves 8   1 kg plain flour 50g dried yeast a generous 1½ cups (350ml) warm water Pinch sugar 2/3  cup (150ml) olive oil 2/3...