Easiest Foccacia Bread

 

     I love making Foccacia bread. It is so incredibly easy and tasty. While I love loading it with vegetables and cheeses (think pizza but better), it's a bread that you can really make your own. 

     Foccacia can be as simple as herbs and olive oil or as complicated as the photo above. If that looks as yummy to you as it does to me find the instructions down below.

Focaccia for Two (or more)

1 cup all purpose flour 

½ packet of rapid rise yeast

2 ½ tablespoons of warm water (110 degrees)

4 pinches of sugar

3 teaspoons of olive oil

Toppings

½ Red onion (chopped)

Basil

Cherry tomatos

Garlic powder to taste (or 2 garlic cloves)

3 table spoons of mozzerella grated (or to taste)

Italian seasoning

Pinch of salt

     Combine the yeast and two and a half tablespoons of water with four pinches of sugar. Allow it to sit somewhere warm for about 10 minutes.

     Preheat your oven to 450 for an electric oven. Between 400 – 425 for a gas oven.

    The yeast will eat the sugar. You may see a small bubbles forming as the yeast activates. The next step is to combine the sugar, water, and yeast mixture with the flour. Slowly add in water until it begins to form sticky dough. Once you have a nice ball of sticky dough transfer it to a greased bowl and allow it to sit somewhere warm for thirty minutes. (I left it on my oven as I preheated it.)

     Over the next half an hour you will see your dough double in size.

     Take two teaspoons of olive oil and grease your pan. When your half an hour is done take your dough ball and stretch it across your pan. Now it is time for the toppings. You can add whatever your like. Place the above on for a great focaccia bread.

     Garlic powder (optional, I actually prefer to use 2 garlic cloves or more. I am a firm believer you measure the amount of garlic with your heart.), Italian seasoning, onions, grated cheese and a pinch of salt.

  

     Cook for 15-20 minutes in an electric stove. Since I was working with a gas oven my focaccia was baked in 10. Remember to watch your oven to not over cook the bread. All ovens are a little different, but when it's done it will look browned and crisp.

     Once it comes out of the oven place it on a cooling rack and drizzle lightly with the remaining teaspoons of olive oil. Once cool to the touch serve and enjoy. Thanks for reading and happy baking!