Fougasse is a favourite of Lovingly Artisan.
Fougasse is a festive favourite of Lovingly Artisan, an artisan treat that everyone adores; from tiny tots to mature munchers. It’s a tearing and sharing bread loved by all. Whether you’re all about the Christmas carpet picnics or stylish soirees with friends. Fougasse is the perfect choice to brighten up all mealtime moods. Fougasse is a festive favourite of all the Lovingly Artisan bakers it’s a bread for all ages, its the ultimate bakers treat for bread lovers.
Our ancient Roman friends called it Panis Focacius – a flatbread they baked in the ashes of the hearth. Unsurprisingly, in the fullness of time this spread and became a diverse range of breads that to this day include Italian Focaccia, Catalan Fogassa, Ligurian Fugàssa, Balkan Pogača and Provencal Fougasse, which even made it to the Channel Islands with the Normans – but that’s another story!
“Fougasse is a family sharing bread, a party bread, it’s a bread that makes you smile, you really can’t help it, and it’s totally delicious; perfect for tearing, sharing dipping and scoffing! If you are all about the ‘ho ho ho’ our bakers are shaping the Fougasse into little Christmas trees this Christmas! We couldn’t resist; Christmas is all about the festive feasts being fun and entertaining” – Aidan Monks
The Lovingly Artisan Fougasse is a twist on a Provence French bread recipe. The traditional Fougasse recipe has been reinvented and nurtured by Aidan Monks. Blending French organic flours from Grand Moulin de Paris, which are beautiful flavoursome flours. Authentically, we couldn’t visualise making Fougasse with any other flour than an authentic French organic flour, created by the best miller in Paris.
Our Fougasse quickly gained a tribe of raving fans, and it’s certainly become a firm favourite at Altrincham Market, without doubt, a true festive favourite. We can’t get them out of the bakery oven fast enough! If you love pizza, sharing and tearing, you too will adore Fougasse, it’s a treat yourself every weekend kind of bread! Make Fougasse your festive favourite this Christmas with Lovingly Artisan.
Traditionally Fougasse was baked for decades in wood-fired ovens, due to the beautiful temperatures wood-fired ovens gift us as artisan bakers. And now, decades later, we are introducing the same theories into how we bake, not just our Fougasse but for our Lovingly Artisan Sourdoughs too.Treat yourself this Christmas to a Fougasse and wow the family feasting
