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Venetian focaccia, sweet, yeasted bread

Venetian focaccia, sweet, yeasted bread

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Venetian focaccia is a sweet, yeasted bread similar to Easter bread, flavored with marsala, citron, and vanilla, and made with three kneading stages.

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Recipe from Ramac (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Venetian focaccia, or fugassa, is a sweet Italian bread, similar to Easter bread. It requires time and several rising periods.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting10 hr
  • Total11 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.09 $0.89 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people

First kneading

  • $0.20
  • $0.08
  • $0.10

Second and third kneading

  • $0.46
  • $0.17
  • $1.40
  • $1.39

Flavors

  • $3.29

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Prepare a small dough mixture with the flour, yeast, and milk. ≈ 10 min
  2. After a short initial mixing, perform a second kneading by adding the flour, sugar, eggs, and butter.
  3. Let it rise for a few hours, then prepare a third batch by adding the same ingredients. Allow it to rise again, then incorporate the flavors.
  4. Shape the forms and allow them to rise again. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Venetian focaccia, sweet, yeasted bread

  • 150 g of flour$0.20
  • 10 g of fresh yeast$0.08
  • 100 ml of milk$0.10
  • 350 g of flour$0.46
  • 150 g of sugar$0.17
  • 4 eggs$1.40
  • 150 g of butter$1.39
  • 1 vanilla bean$3.29

Total$7.09

that's $0.89 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 150 g of flour
  • 10 g of fresh yeast
  • 100 ml of milk
  • 350 g of flour
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 150 g of butter
  • 2 tablespoons of Marsala
  • 50 g of candied citron
  • 1 vanilla bean

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