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focaccia bread

Focaccia Bread

Make your meals special with this focaccia bread recipe. Enjoy its soft texture and rich flavors with Italian dishes.
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Prep Time 3 hours 45 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course bread
Cuisine Italian
Servings 12 servings
Calories 142 kcal

Equipment

  • stand mixer
  • 8x8 square pan

Ingredients
 

  • 1 tsp Instant yeast
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1¼ cups Water
  • 3 cups Bread flour
  • 1½ tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp Sea salt
  • 2 cloves Garlic, chopped
  • 2 tsp Fresh rosemary, chopped
  • 2½ tbsp Extra virgin olive oil (for greasing the pan and brushing on top of the risen dough)
  • 1 tsp Coarse sea salt

Instructions
 

  • In a stand mixer, combine instant yeast, sugar, and water. Allow to rest for a few minutes until yeast begins to foam.
  • Add the bread flour, extra virgin olive oil, and sea salt.
  • Using the dough hook, knead the dough for about 5 minutes.
  • Cover the bowl and rest the dough for 15 minutes.
  • After the 15 minute rest, add the garlic and rosemary and knead the dough again, this time for only 2 minutes.
  • Repeat the 15 minute rest, 2 minute knead 3 more times.
  • After the dough has been kneaded 5 times, cover the bowl and allow to rise for 1 hour.
  • Prepare the 8x8 square pan by greasing it with 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil. This will look like a lot of oil, but some of it will absorb into the dough.
  • Drop the dough into the prepared pan and gently push it to the corners to fill the entire pan.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for 90 more minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 475℉.
  • Brush 1½ tbsp of extra virgin olive oil over the top of the risen dough and create dimples in the dough with your fingers.
  • Sprinkle the coarse sea salt over the top of the dough.
  • Bake the focaccia in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the center of the bread is 200℉.
  • Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 142kcal
Keyword EVOO
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