Focaccia

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recipe by Good Housekeeping www.goodhousekeeping.com

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    3hrs 13mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    168
based on 3 ratings

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 Jun 7, 2019

Ingredients

  • Water icon
    Water
    120ml
  • Active dried yeast icon
    Active dried yeast
    7g
  • Sugar icon
    Sugar
    4g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    486g
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    30ml
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    9g
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    0ml
  • Sea salt icon
    Sea salt
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Jelly roll pan - 15.5 x 10.5 x 1"

Step preview

  1. Get a clean large mixing bowl
  2. Add warm water
  3. Add active dried yeast
  4. Add sugar
  5. Stir until dissolved
  6. Let rest until foamy - 5 min
  7. Add warm water
  8. Add all purpose flour
  9. Add olive oil
  10. Add salt
  11. Mix until combined
  12. Turn out on lightly-floured surface
  13. Knead until elastic - approx 7 min
  14. Get a clean large mixing bowl
  15. Grease with olive oil
  16. Transfer dough to large mixing bowl
  17. Cover with plastic wrap
  18. Let rest large mixing bowl until doubled - 1 hr
  19. Get a clean jelly roll pan
  20. Grease with olive oil lightly
  21. Punch down large mixing bowl
  22. Flatten large mixing bowl onto bread
  23. Cover with plastic wrap
  24. Let rest until doubled - 45 min
  25. Press an indentation
  26. Drizzle with olive oil
  27. Sprinkle with sea salt
  28. Cover with plastic wrap
  29. Let rest until doubled - 45 min
  30. Pre-heat - 230°C
  31. Bake until light golden - 18 min, 230°C, low rack
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