Recipe: Focaccia Bread

What do you do when you have extra yeast and a yoooooge bag of flour ?! Make bread of course! After sifting (har har) through tons of bread recipes that all require specialty flour, I realized focaccia can be made with just all purpose flour and I was sold! This is a versatile and forgiving recipe – it’s hard to mess up and the possibilities for toppings are endless!

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Recipe: Focaccia Bread

 

Author: Ahu Shahrabani

Recipe type: Bread

Cuisine: Bread

Prep time:  2 hours

Cook time:  25 mins

Total time:  2 hours 25 mins

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Easy homemade focaccia bread.

Ingredients

• 1¾ cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon yeast
• ¾ cup warm water
• Salt
• Extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

1. Combine the flour, sugar, yeast and water in a bowl and let sit for about 15 minutes (the longer you let it sit, the more the yeast will take effect and the airier the bread will turn out).
2. Mix the ingredients together with a spoon until the dough comes together, then transfer to a floured surface and knead by hand until it's smooth - about 5-10 minutes. Work more flour into your dough if it's still sticking to your fingers.
3. Form a ball out of the dough and place in a well-oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let it sit for 1-2 hours (you want your dough to double in size).
4. If you're adding caramelized onions, you can make them while your dough is rising - it will take about 40-50 minutes.
5. Preheat your oven to 450 F. While preheating, clean and roughly chop the rosemary.
6. Spread the dough into an oiled pan (jelly roll pans work well since they have high edges) and dimple the surface with your fingers – you want this to look rustic.
7. Brush the focaccia dough with (more!!!) olive oil, sprinkle with salt. This is where you would add any toppings like onions, rosemary, olives, garlic, sun dried tomatoes... the list goes on!
8. Put in the oven and bake until golden brown – about 20-25 minutes.
9. Let cool, slice and enjoy!!!

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