Fougasse recipe

Directions

1. 1
   Put the flour, yeast, salt and oil in a roomy bowl and mix in most of the water with a wooden spoon, stirring to form a very soft gooey dough.
2. 2
   Turn out and knead on a floured worktop for about five minutes.
3. 3
   Place in a large oiled bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave to rise in a warm part of the kitchen for one hour until doubled in size.
4. 4
   Preheat the oven to 220C.
5. 5
   Lightly oil a baking tray and tip in the dough.
6. 6
   Now, with your fingers, gently spread the dough out to the edges of the tray, flattening it as you go.
7. 7
   Leave again, uncovered, in a warm part of the kitchen for twenty minutes until risen again.
8. 8
   When it has risen, scatter with the herbs and gently `dib' the surface of the dough with your fingertips making deep depressions in the surface.
9. 9
   Sprinkle over the black olives and sea salt and place in the centre of the oven.
10. 10
    Bake for about twenty minutes, or until golden.
11. 11
    Remove from the oven and allow to cool for ten minutes or so.
12. 12
    Cut into squares and serve.