Focaccia

This quick and easy homemade focaccia is perfect for beginners, featuring a golden, crispy crust, a soft and airy inside, and delicious flavor ideal for dipping, sandwiches, or savoring on its own.

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Okay, if you have never tried making focaccia, this is the homemade bread recipe you need to try! It is so simple with hardly any ingredients and in the end you have a crispy crust on the outside and a fluffy, airy middle. It is so delicious, the loaf does not last very long before it is devoured.

what is focaccia?

Focaccia is an Italian bread. It is typically baked in a sheet pan so it is flat, which is why sometimes it is called flatbread. Focaccia does not require any kneading and rises once it is pressed out into the pan so it is nice and airy. The flavor of focaccia is unlike any other bread, because it is made with a lot of olive oil.

why you’ll love this recipe

• This simple focaccia recipe is beginner friendly so you can make it no matter what level baker you are.
• You only need 6 basic ingredients that I know you already have in your home.
• Impress your guests with restaurant quality bread.

ingredients for focaccia

• Warm water – Warm water is necessary for activating the yeast.
• Sugar – White sugar acts like a food for yeast which in the end helps with the leavening. Sugar also helps with crust formation.
• Active dry yeast – This is where the magic of bread comes from!
• All-purpose flour – Use your basic, everyday AP flour for this simple bread.
• Sea salt – This will give the perfect salty flavor everyone loves and expects in a fresh focaccia.
• Extra-virgin olive oil – You definitely want to use EVOO for this loaf because of the unmistakable flavor it has.
• Optional toppings – Sprinkle some flaky sea salt or fresh rosemary on your focaccia before you put it into the oven.

how to make homemade focaccia

Stir together warm water and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle the yeast on top and stir again. Set aside for 5 minutes.

Add the flour and salt to the yeast mixture and mix on low speed with a dough hook until a shaggy dough forms. Increase speed to medium for 5 minutes. A sticky dough should begin to form.

Transfer the dough to large, greased bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a damp towel and set aside until dough has doubled in size, about 1 to 1½ hours.

Rub your hands with olive oil and slide your hand under one edge of the dough, folding it onto itself. Work your way around the edge of the bowl, continuing to fold the dough into itself. You will eventually have a ball that you can lift from the bowl.

Transfer dough to a greased pan and turn to coat in the oil. Press out the dough until it reaches the edges of the pan.
The dough will pull away from the edges, let this happen and then press it back to the edges. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel and set aside to rise for about 45 minutes or until doubled in size.

Remove the cover and drizzle the last 2 Tablespoons of olive oil over the dough. Rub your hands with olive oil then make indentations with your fingers across the surface of the dough. Press through the dough to the pan.

If desired, sprinkle with flaky sea salt and rosemary.

Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 to 30 minutes.

how to store focaccia

Keep homemade focaccia at room temperature in an airtight container for 2-3 days, if you can keep your family from eating it all right away, that is!

Freezer: Wrap cooled focaccia tightly in plastic wrap and store in a freezer safe airtight container in the freezer for up to 1 month. Thaw overnight at room temperature.

Everyone will be asking for fresh focaccia and this recipe is so easy, you will be happy to turn on the oven and start baking!

Did you make this? If you snap a photo, please be sure tag me on Instagram at @julieseatsandtreats or #julieseatsandtreats so I can see your yummy treat!

 

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Focaccia

This quick and easy Focaccia is soft, fluffy, and full of flavor! With simple ingredients and no fuss, it’s the perfect homemade bread for dipping, sandwiches, or enjoying on its own.

Prep:30 minutes mins

Cook:30 minutes mins

Rising Time:2 hours hrs

Total:3 hours hrs

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1¾ cups warm water about 110 degrees Fahrenheit
• ▢ 2 teaspoons white sugar
• ▢ 1 package active dry yeast ¼-ounces or 2 ¼ teaspoons
• ▢ 4 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 2 teaspoons sea salt
• ▢ 6 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided plus more for your hands
• ▢ Flaky sea salt optional, for sprinkling
• ▢ Chopped fresh rosemary optional, for sprinkling

Instructions

• In the bowl of a stand mixer, stir together the water and sugar. Sprinkle the yeast on top and stir again. Set aside for 5 minutes, or until the yeast is foamy. If the yeast doesn’t foam, discard the mixture and start again with new yeast.
• Add the flour and salt and mix on low speed with the dough hook until a shaggy dough forms. Increase the speed to medium and mix for 5 minutes. A very sticky dough should form and begin grabbing the sides of the bowl.
• Brush a large bowl with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Transfer the dough to the bowl, using a spatula to scrape it out of the bowl of the stand mixer. It will be too sticky to transfer by hand. Use a brush to lightly brush any oil that’s pooling at the edges of the dough over its surface. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a damp towel and set aside until the dough has doubled in size, 1 to 1½ hours.
• Brush a 9×13-inch baking dish with another 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Uncover the dough and rub your hands with olive oil. As best you can, slide your hand under one edge of the dough and fold it into itself. Continue working your way around the edge of the bowl, folding the dough into itself, until you have a ball that you can lift from the bowl.
• Transfer the dough to the prepared pan and turn to coat in the oil. Press the dough to the pan’s edges. Let it relax and pull away from the edges, then press it to the edges again. Cover the pan with plastic wrap or a damp towel and set aside to rise until the dough has doubled in size, about 45 minutes. 30 minutes into this rise, preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Remove the plastic wrap and drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the dough. Rub your hands with olive oil, then use your fingers to make indentations across the surface of the dough, pressing through the dough to the pan. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and rosemary, if desired. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

Tips

Keep homemade focaccia at room temperature in an airtight container for 2-3 days, if you can keep your family from eating it all right away, that is!

Freezer: Wrap cooled focaccia tightly in plastic wrap and store in a freezer safe airtight container in the freezer for up to 1 month. Thaw overnight at room temperature.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 218kcal (11%), Carbohydrates: 33g (11%), Protein: 5g (10%), Fat: 7g (11%), Saturated Fat: 1g (6%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Sodium: 391mg (17%), Potassium: 50mg (1%), Fiber: 1g (4%), Sugar: 1g (1%), Vitamin C: 0.002mg, Calcium: 8mg (1%), Iron: 2mg (11%)

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We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box is calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.

how to serve focaccia

We love to use focaccia for a grilled cheese or any other grilled sandwich like a reuben, trust me on this one! Focaccia is also the perfect bread to dip in your favorite soups like creamy chicken noodle, minestrone and lasagna soup.

If you’re up to it, focaccia is so good when you use it to make garlic bread.

Another great way to enjoy focaccia is to slice it and dip it in a mix of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

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