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Focaccia Bread
What is Focaccia?
Focaccia is a soft and fluffy flat bread made with olive oil and various toppings.
It originated in Genoa, Italy, and has since become one of the most popular breads and Italian recipes in the world.
You can eat Focaccia bread any time of the day, with coffee for breakfast, with a glass of wine during meal time, or as a snack or appetizer throughout the day.
Focaccia Recipe
This authentic Italian Focaccia recipe is one of the easiest bread recipes ever.
It’s 100% homemade, easy, no fuss and takes less than 2 hours.
The recipe calls for five (5) basic ingredients:
- Olive oil
- All-purpose flour
- Instant yeast
- Warm water
- Salt
Focaccia Toppings:
You can add a variety of toppings. Here are some of the popular ingredients to top off the bread:
- Garlic
- Herbs such as rosemary, oregano, sage or Italian basil.
- Olives can be added to the dough.
- Sliced onion can be used as a Focaccia topping.
- Vegetables such as cherry tomatoes, artichoke and mushrooms can also be added as the toppings.
How to Make Focaccia?
To make focaccia pizza, first you mix all the ingredients above to form a sticky dough. You can do it without mixer and by hand.
Transfer the dough into a baking pan and let it rise at room temperature for 60 minutes.
Gently poke the dough all over with your index finger and add the toppings.
For the toppings, I used sea salt flakes, garlic, fresh rosemary and oregano, yielding the best homemade Focaccia bread.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is It Vegan?
This is a healthy vegan recipe as it calls for olive oil instead of butter.
Also, no diary products are present in the recipe.
What Are the Most Popular Toppings for Focaccia?
Rosemary and garlic are two of the most popular toppings.
You can use either rosemary, garlic or combine the both.
How Many Calories per Serving?
The bread is only 377 calories per serving.
What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?
This bread is best served with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. It’s a fabulous side dish or appetizer for dinner.
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Focaccia
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (to drizzle onto the pan)
Dough:
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast or active dry yeast
Toppings:
- 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes or kosher salt
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tablespoons chopped rosemary
- 1 tablespoon chopped oregano
Instructions
- Drizzle about 2 tablespoons olive oil into a 9" x 13" (22cm x 33cm) pan.
- Combine all of the Dough ingredients, and beat at high speed with an electric mixer for 60 seconds.
- Scoop the sticky batter into the prepared pan, cover the pan, and let it rise at room temperature for 60 minutes.
- While the dough is rising, preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Gently poke the dough all over with your index finger.
- Drizzle it lightly with olive oil, and sprinkle with the salt, minced garlic, rosemary and oregano.
- Bake the bread until it's golden brown, 30 minutes. Remove it from the oven, wait 5 minutes, then turn it out of the pan onto a rack and cut into pieces. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Bee so quick, simple and delicious. A real treat.
Your recipes are always a pleasure to try
Hubby and I loved it! I Roasted broccoli instead of asparagus because that’s all I had but still used the lemon butter sauce and it turned out Amazing!!!
I’ve been trying out focaccia recipes and love this one best. I have adapted it slightly to quick rise (heat oven to 200 then turn off. Place pan of dough covered with a towel in warm oven for 20 minutes) and bake in my cast iron skillet. My 19 year old son would eat the whole thing in one sitting if I’d let him!
Can I use bread flour? Have you tried bread flour what were the results?
No I didn’t use bread flour. It should work.
Amazing!!!!! I LOVE this focaccia bread, it’s so so delicious. It’s perfectly crispy and oily on the tops and bottoms and has a very nice olivey taste. I topped it with copious amounts of garlic, some pink Himalayan salt, and fresh cracked pepper. I was worried that since I didn’t have herbs, it wouldn’t be as flavorful, but I was not disappointed. Will definitely be making this again, thanks so much for sharing this recipe!
Thanks for trying my recipe.
By far the best, easiest and most delicious recipe. Ive made it many times. Its always gone quickly. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Wendy, please try more recipes on my site!
Such an easy and delicious recipe; this is my third time making it and it has become my go-to! Thank-you for making it so easy to follow and perfect every time.
Thanks Patty!
I have been searching for a focaccia recipe that does not need a long period of rise time. And I came Across yours. Made it twice already and both times came out great. I added some toppings such as olives, onions, tomato’s. Really really good. Thank you for this great recipe.
Awesome!
You did a great job, this is a really easy recipe to follow.
I see in the comments the dough has to be unleaded. Is there a step missing in the recipe? When do you knead the dough and for how long?
Unleaded? There is no kneading the dough. The recipe is correct. Please follow the step-by-step.
Made this a month ago. I froze part of it and just had the final piece today. So I will be making a new one tomorrow. I added kalamata olives to the dough…DELICIOUS.