Focaccia recipe says "Semolina flour", been to every supermarket in town and the nearest I could find was!


Question: Focaccia recipe says "Semolina flour", been to every supermarket in town and the nearest I could find was
Whitworths Semolina, is this the same thing!?
http://www!.whitworths!.co!.uk/desserts!.htmWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
No i don;t think so, have you tried any Italian deli, !?

i found it on e bay, there must be other supermarkets, Gosport is not the back of beyond, well not quite!.!.!.!.let me see if i can find another link

That Great Food Place - maps!.google!.co!.uk - 023 92296597 - more


B!. Delicatessen Too - maps!.google!.co!.uk - 023 92839560 - more

C!. Le Fromage - maps!.google!.co!.uk - 023 92291808 - more

D!. Da Full Munchie - maps!.google!.co!.uk - 023 92436496 - more

E!. Express Deli - maps!.google!.co!.uk - 023 92818709 - more

F!. The Deli Cowes - cowesdeli!.com - 07956 916 450 - more

G!. Deli Adriano - www!.deliadriano!.biz - 01489 577 762 - more

H!. The Bembridge Deli - maps!.google!.co!.uk - 01983 873555 - more

I!. Chives Delicatessen - maps!.google!.co!.uk - 023 92465757 - more

J!. Liz & Nicks Deli - maps!.google!.co!.uk - 023 92383530 - more


these i googled, places in Gosport Hants, hope it helps, even for next time!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Semolina is not the same as semolina flour!.
Semolina flour is sometimes also called Durum Wheat flour or Durum semolina!.
An alternative is Corn Meal for focaccia!.!.

You should be able to find it in a supermarket! It is used for pasta making and for pizza crusts too!.!.!. However, if you live somewhere where people don't make much pasta or focaccia, then the supermarkets probably don't stock it :)

Good luckWww@FoodAQ@Com

This is called Schiachiatta (Ski-a-CHI-ata) which is basically just a topped foccacia!.!.!.!.!.Enjoy!! And don't let the "semolina" flour throw you off, all "semolina" flour is, is hard durham wheat flour (read: roughly ground wheat flour)

2 1/2 Teaspoons Active Dry Yeast


1 1/4 Cups Warm Water


2 1/2 Cups All-purpose Flour


3 Tablespoons Olive Oil


1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt


1 Tablespoon Dried Oregano




Onion Topping:


2 - 3 Large Onions Peeled And Thinly Sliced


2 Tablespoons Olive Oil Plus Additional For Final Drizzling Before Baking


1 Tablespoon Butter


1 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Rosemary


16 Pitted Black Olives Such As Kalamata Olives


2 Teaspoons Capers


Sea Salt & Cracked Black Pepper




Mix together the yeast with the warm water and let sit until bubbly!. Place the flour in a large bowl, and add the olive oil, salt, yeast mixture and oregano!. Mix well with a spoon, then remove the dough to a hard surface and knead for about 8 minutes or until the dough is smooth!. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover to let rise 1 hour or until the dough doubles in size!.


Heat the oil and butter until sizzling!. Add the onions and stir well to coat with the oil mixture!. Cook over low heat until the onions are very soft and golden brown, about 45 minutes or so!. Stir the fresh rosemary into the onion mixture!.


Preheat the oven to 450 Degrees F!. Punch down the dough and place onto an oiled baking sheet!. Shape into either a circle or rectangle about 14 inches across!. Spread the onion mixture evenly across the dough and then add the olives and capers!. Sprinkle on some sea salt and cracked black pepper and then drizzle with a little additional olive oil!. Bake about 20 minutes, or until golden brown and crisp!. Cut into slices and serve warm!.

This is basically a focaccia, which is called a schiacciata in Tuscany!. On our recent trip to Tuscany, we often saw this flat bread in almost every bakery we passed!. I added capers to my version of this recipe, but often anchovies are are added to the onions and olives!. In Tuscany white onions are used but I really like the contrast in flavors between the sweet red onions, sour capers, and creamy piquant olives!.

http://www!.italianfoodforever!.com/

Enjoy, and the link to Italian Food Forever is just above this sentence!.!.!.!.!.!.

ChristopherWww@FoodAQ@Com

Semolina is the inner, granular, starchy endosperm of hard wheat (usually Durham wheat) , so in your area you might want to also look for Durham wheat flour or pasta flour!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

No thats just instant Semolina

Actually thinking about it, unless your baking the whitfords should be OK, what are you making !?Www@FoodAQ@Com

Gosport, Indiana USA!?!?!? I got all hung up on that one!. But why are you referencing a www site in UK!? !.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!?!!

I think you got me on this one!Www@FoodAQ@Com

I've seen semolina flour in Sainsburys and health food shops such as Holland and BarrattWww@FoodAQ@Com





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