Focaccia
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recipe by Good Housekeeping https://goodhousekeeping.com/
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- Total Time
- 3hrs 13mins
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- Serves
- 12
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- Calories
- 165
Whether plain, herbed or embellished with a topping, focaccia is the ideal accompaniment for an Italian meal. Fill with meats, cheeses or grilled vegetables for irresistible sandwiches.
recipe updated 22 Feb 2022
Ingredients
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- Water
- 360 ml
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- Active dried yeast
- 7 g
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- Sugar
- 1 teaspoon
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- Plain flour
- 485 g
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- Olive oil
- 2 tablespoons
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- Salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons
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- Olive oil
- as needed
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- Sea salt
- as needed
Tools
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Oven
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Wooden spoon
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Plastic wrap
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Large mixing bowl
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Jelly roll pan - 15.5 x 10.5 x 1"
Step preview
- Add water, active dried yeast and sugar to a clean large mixing bowl
- Stir until dissolved
- Let rest until foamy - 5 min
- Add water, plain flour, olive oil and salt to the dough
- Mix until combined
- Turn out on lightly-floured surface
- Knead until elastic - approx 7 min
- Grease a clean large mixing bowl with olive oil
- Transfer dough to large mixing bowl
- Cover with plastic wrap
- Let rest large mixing bowl until doubled - 1 hr
- Grease a clean jelly roll pan lightly with olive oil
- Punch down large mixing bowl
- Flatten jelly roll pan
- Cover with plastic wrap
- Let rest until doubled - 45 min
- Press an indentation
- Drizzle with olive oil
- Sprinkle with sea salt
- Cover with plastic wrap
- Let rest until doubled - 45 min
- Pre-heat oven - 230°C
- Bake until light golden - 18 min, 230°C, low rack