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Italian Focaccia Bread Recipe
This Focaccia Bread recipe is an easy, no-knead, tasty treat or side. A tantalizing Italian flatbread topped with your favorite things: olives, rosemary, heirloom cherry tomatoes etc. Perfect on its own, used to make Italian panini, or even used as a base for pizza.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 47 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 35 min👤 Florentina📖 ciaoflorentina
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- spatula
- skillet
- oven
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the dough
2
mix water + yeast
warm water1 cup
3
In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, salt and half of the rosemary. Add the mashed potato and using your hand work it into the flour mix.
4
add flour and mix dough
5
In a separate bowl whisk the warm water with the yeast and olive oil. Pour over the flour mixture. Use a large spatula to mix the dry and wet ingredients until everything is combined and a sticky dough forms. Use your hand to knead for just a minute until the dough comes together into a ball.
warm water1 cup
6
cover + rise
7
Brush or drizzle the top of the dough with a little olive oil then cover the bowl with a lid, plastic wrap or a kitchen towel. Place in a draft free area and allow to rise for ⏱️ 2-3 hours or until doubled in size.
8
transfer to skillet
9
Lightly oil a 12 inch cast iron skillet then dump the focaccia dough inside. Use your hand to spread the dough inside the skillet all the way to the sides.
10
create dimples
11
Using the tip of your fingers to press all over the top to create dimples.
12
drizzle olive oil + toppings
13
Lightly drizzle with some olive oil then add your favorite toppings: olives, heirloom tomatoes and rosemary, pepperoncini, red onion, scallions, zucchini etc
14
rise again
15
Finish with a sprinkling of Fleur the Sel (sea salt flakes) and cover with a lid. Allow the focaccia to rise again at room temperature for 30 to ⏱️ 45 minutes or so while the oven is heating up.
16
Bake the Focaccia
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preheat oven
18
Meanwhile preheat your oven to 400”F.
19
bake focaccia
20
Bake the focaccia bread uncovered for 30 to ⏱️ 35 minutes until the top and the sides are a light golden brown color.
21
cool
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Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and allow to cool off completely before sliding out of the pan and slicing.
Nutrition Facts
calories
265 kcal
fat Content
8 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
240 mg
protein Content
7 g
carbohydrate Content
41 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
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