Focaccia bread. This delicious Rosemary Focaccia Bread recipe is easy to make, and topped with fresh rosemary, olive oil and flaky sea salt. Meet my all-time favorite focaccia bread recipe. ♡. Our focaccia has a moist but airy crumb sandwiched between thin but ultra-crunchy top and bottom crusts, thanks to a generous amount of olive oil in the pan and on top of the dough.

Typical to Liguria and Genoa in particular it's often called focaccia. Focaccia Bread, Our Favorite Yeast Bread To Make At Home. Focaccia is our favorite yeast-bread to make at home. You can have Focaccia bread using 11 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Focaccia bread

Prepare 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil.
It's 1-2 of garlic cloves minced.
It's 1/2 tablespoon of fresh thyme (or other herb if not available).
It's 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper.
You need 1/2 cup of warm water.
It's 1 1/8 teaspoon of active dry yeast.
You need 1/8 teaspoon of honey.
It's 1 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour.
Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
It's 2 cloves of chopped garlic (for top of bread).
Prepare of Sun dried tomatoes to taste (for top of the bread).

It has a crisp outside and soft inside, and is perfect to serve with dinner, soups. Focaccia is a great bread that everyone should know how to make. Focaccia bread is made with pantry staples that are mixed by hand, then let rest and folded. This focaccia bread recipe is soft, fluffy and great as an appetizer for Italian dishes.

Focaccia bread step by step

In a cold medium skillet, combine olive oil, minced garlic, thyme, rosemary, and the black pepper. Place the pan over low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes or until aromatic, but before the garlic browns. Set aside..
In a large bowl, combine the warm water, yeast, and honey. Stir a few times then let sit for 5 minutes..
Add 1/2 cup of the flour and a 1/8 cup of the infused garlic-olive oil mixture to the bowl with yeast and honey. Stir 3 to 4 times until the flour has moistened. Let sit for another 5 minutes..
Stir in the remaining 3/4 cups of flour and the salt. When the dough comes together, transfer to a floured board and knead 10 to 15 times until smooth..
Transfer the dough to a large oiled bowl, cover with a warm, samp towel and let rise for 1 hour. (It’s best to let the dough rise in a warmer area of your kitchen like your oven)..
After 1-1.5 hours, preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit..
Use one tablespoons of the remaining garlic-olive oil mixture to oil a 6x10 approx rimmed baking sheet..
Transfer the dough to the baking sheet then press it down into the pan. Use your fingers to dimple the dough then drizzle the top with the remaining garlic-olive oil mixture. Let the dough rise for 20 minutes until it puffs slightly..
Roast garlic chopped for top of the bread.
Sprinkle garlic (and any other garnish) on top of bread.
Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Add sub dried tomatoes half way through baking. Cool baked focaccia bread on a wire rack..

You can eat Focaccia bread any time of the day, with coffee for breakfast, with a glass of wine during meal time. Focaccia bread is made with very few ingredients. The five ingredients include: flour, water, salt, yeast, and olive oil. Like most all bread recipes, there is not one singular way to approach focaccia. This focaccia recipe is as fuss-free as bread recipes go.