Easy Focaccia Bread Recipe
Soft and fluffy focaccia bread with rosemary and sea salt. It's so easy - perfect for a novice baker.
Servings 24 servings
Calories 144kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm water
- 2 packages or 5 teaspoons dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons table salt
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil plus extra for topping
- Coarse sea salt for topping
- Dried rosemary for topping
Instructions
- Combine water, yeast, and sugar in the bowl of a standing mixer and let stand for 10 minutes*.
- Add flour, salt, and olive oil and knead the dough in the mixer, using the dough hook, for about 5 minutes.
- Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead by hand for an additional minute. Form the dough into a round and place into an oiled bowl. Cover with wax paper and a towel and let rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Generously brush a rimmed baking sheet (approximately 12x18 inches) with olive oil.
- Once risen, press dough into baking sheet, cover with wax paper and a towel, and let rise for an additional hour.
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Once risen a second time, remove the wax paper and towel, and make indentations all over the dough using your index finger.
- Generously brush dough with olive oil, and sprinkle with sea salt and rosemary.
- Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until golden brown.
Nutrition
Serving: 3-inch square | Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 243mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g