Homemade Focaccia Bread Recipe
Shockingly easy, homemade focaccia bread requires 5 simple ingredients and only 10 minutes of hands-on time. It’s our favorite quick flatbread recipe, perfect for beginner and experienced bread bakers.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 18 1x
- Category: Bread
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Combine yeast, sugar, and warm water in a large bowl or in a stand mixer and allow it to bloom, for approximately 10 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients and knead by hand or with a mixer until the dough is smooth and elastic about 10 minutes.
- Pour dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into two equal pieces. Place each piece into an oiled 9″x9″ glass pan. Gently push and punch the round of dough so that it reaches each corner and edge of the pan. Repeat for the second pan. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cover the dough with a towel and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 – 1 1 ½ hours.
- Drizzle olive oil over the top of each loaf and gently spread using clean fingers or a brush to cover the entire surface. Add sea salt and any other desired toppings and bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown on the edges and surface.
- Remove pans from the oven; remove bread from the pans and allow to cool on a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Refrigerate or freeze leftover focaccia. Focaccia can dry out fairly quickly. Wrap it up tightly and store it in the refrigerator and eat within 2 days. Wrapped in plastic wrap and a freezer-safe bag, it can be stored in the freezer for up to a month. Thaw frozen focaccia overnight in the fridge to use.
Recipe adapted from Joy of Cooking.
Nutrition
- Calories: 106
