Karin Wanderer Learns

CoolCats

Long ago when we were young, the esteemed Wolfe3D visited this blog & showed us how to make delicious homemade pizza! That recipe makes 4 pizza’s worth of dough from scratch. This week I’ll be showing you 2 wonderful recipes you can make with that dough! (You could also make these recipes with store-bought pizza dough if you like.) These recipes are great if you are out of pizza toppings or not in the mood for pizza (which I have been assured happens, although I don’t quite believe it.) Each recipe uses 1 pizza’s worth of dough

Fougasse

Fougasse is kind of like French focaccia. Back in the days when wood-fired ovens were cutting-edge technology, fougasse was used as a sort of “test loaf” to make sure the oven was the right temperature for further baking. This recipe is super easy, delicious, & fast! It is also highly customizable; I tend to make it with whatever I have on hand. Even if all you have is pizza dough & olive oil this makes a delicious bread!

Photo of a delicious loaf of fougasse, baked to a golden brown & topped with dried herbs on a blue plate. Baked Fougasse

Ingredients

  • One pizza dough
  • Olive oil
  • Dried or fresh herbs, finely grated cheese, or sea salt (optional)

Photo of a raw loaf of fougasse, topped with herbs & ready to be baked. Unbaked Fougasse

Instructions

  • Shape the pizza dough like a leaf, then use a sharp knife to make the slashes for the leaf’s veins.
  • Pull the cuts further apart than I did so they stay open while baking.
  • Let rest for 20 minutes
  • Brush generously with olive oil
  • Sprinkle on any toppings- keep it light!
  • Bake 20 minutes at 425 F (220 c)
  • It is common to brush on even more oil after the fougasse comes out of the oven. I tend to skip this step.
  • This bread cools quickly!

Scallion Pancake Bread

This bread is everything you love about scallion pancakes, in a delicious loaf of bread. I like to say it’s healthier due to being baked instead of fried, but eating the entire loaf in one sitting probably negates that. Worth it!

A loaf of beautifully baked & delicious scallion pancake bread topped with toasted sesame seeds. Baked Scallion Pancake Bread

Ingredients

  • One pizza dough
  • Toasted sesame oil
  • Toasted sesame seeds
  • Scallions (green onions), sliced

Instructions

A large amount of dough, rolled out & topped with toasted sesame oil & scallions. Unrolled Scallion Pancake Bread

  • Stretch out the dough, brush with toasted sesame oil, sprinkle on sesame seeds and lots of green onions. Roll tightly into a long skinny log.

An unbaked loaf of delicious scallion pancake bread. Rolled Scallion Pancake Bread

  • Curl dough into a spiral
  • Let rest 30 min

An unbaked loaf of beautiful scallion pancake bread brushed with oil & topped with toasted sesame seeds. Ready to bake!

  • Brush on more sesame oil and seeds and a little salt.
  • Bake 35 min @ 400 F (205 c)
  • Bake until very nicely browned; stuffed dough bakes slow!
  • Give this bread a good long time to cool

Enjoy!

I hope you like these recipes. If you make them, please post pictures & tag me (@KarinWanderer on all the socials). We'll be back next week with a brand-new #KWPrompts art challenge, & the week after that I'll be back to geeking out about color in my #ColorFull series.

Until then, the current #KWPrompts art challenge is ongoing! We still have another week of the #CoolCats art prompt Check out the #KWPrompts list for more information!

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Every 2 weeks I post a new art challenge prompt! The new #KWPrompts is #CoolCats

Three watercolor cats - grey, brown, & orange - watch a dragonfly zoom overhead with wide eyes. The Calm Before The Storm

Let’s spend the next 2 weeks playing with Cats! You can submit cats every day, work on one picture for 2 weeks, or post pictures randomly. This is the most laid-back art challenge on the internet, & that means you have plenty of time to make your art however you want. Just make sure you tag me @KarinWanderer so I see it!

Watercolor black cat sitting & looking up at you with yellow eyes. It is pretty much just a ball of fluff with a tail & yet you can tell it is also gleefully evil. Imp Cat wants to play

Use #KWPrompts #CoolCats &/or tag me so I can see how you think!

Pick your social & post your art! Mastodon Bluesky

All art styles & skill levels are welcome- beginner to expert, renaissance painting to rough sketch! No AI, Yes alt text, CW as needed.

Watercolor of an incredibly fluffy black cat who has squished themselves into a basket, which pushes all the fluff up around their face. If I Fits…

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Have a fantastic day, draw something for my art challenge, see you next week!

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