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How To Make Homemade Herb Fougasse Bread Recipe

Homemade fougasse is pretty simple to make. This delicious herb recipe is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, perfect for serving with any meal you like, or on its own.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
rising time1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Course: Bread
Cuisine: French
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: fougasse, kosher salt, white wheat flour
Servings: 2 fougasse
Author: Amy Sandidge

Equipment

  • 2 sheet pans

Ingredients

Sponge

  • ½ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 1 cup white whole wheat flour

Dough

  • ¾ cup warm water
  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil plus more for brushing on the fougasse
  • 2 ½ cups bread flour plus 2 tablespoons
  • 2 teaspoons rosemary or other dried herbs
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • flake salt or flake salt for topping

Instructions

  • Add ½ cup of warm water, the yeast, and the rye flour to a small bowl. Mix well with a wooden spoon or another spoon. Cover with plastic wrap and let this sit for
  • Add in the remaining ingredients and mix on medium speed, if you are using a stand mixer, for 6-8 minutes with the dough hook attachment until the dough is smooth. The dough should be a little sticky (tacky) but still pull away from the sides of the bowl.
  • If you are kneading by hand, turn the dough onto your work surface and knead it for 8-10 minutes until the dough is smooth.
  • Cover the dough and let it rise at room temperature until it has doubled. Mine took about 45 minutes.
  • Now it is time to shape the dough. Divide the fougasse dough in half. Gently stretch each half to form a loose leaf shape. Place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • PRO TIP: I do not recommend using a rolling pin as it will squish out all the air bubbles.
  • With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut slits to resemble the veins or wheat shape. Again, pull the dough and stretch it a little to widen the slits. If you don't do this, as it rises again and bakes, it will simply bake together.
  • Cover and let this rise for about 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees during this rise.
  • Brush each fougasse with olive oil and sprinkle with more chopped herbs if you want and coarse salt.
  • Move to the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes or until the fougasse is deep golden brown.
  • After it bakes, brush with more olive oil.

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