How to Prepare Ultimate Focaccia Bread

Focaccia Bread
Focaccia Bread

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, focaccia bread. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Focaccia Bread is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Focaccia Bread is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread similar in style and texture to pizza; in some places, it is called "pizza bianca". Focaccia can be served as a side dish or as sandwich bread. Italian focaccia bread is a fantastic gateway to the the world of bread making. This recipe simplifies the dough making process, step-by-step.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have focaccia bread using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Focaccia Bread:
  1. Take Oil mixture
  2. Take 100 g Olive oil
  3. Prepare 2 Garlic cloves
  4. Get 1 tsp Thyme
  5. Get 1 tsp Rosemary
  6. Prepare 1/4 tsp Black pepper
  7. Get Dough
  8. Take 210 ml Warm water
  9. Prepare 6 g Yeast
  10. Get 1 tsp Honey
  11. Make ready 350 g All-purpose flour
  12. Prepare 1 tsp salt

It has a crisp outside and soft inside, and is perfect to serve with dinner, soups. Focaccia bread is one of the most famous Italian flatbreads. This Ligurian Focaccia, is the most classic, Italian Focaccia recipe. Soft and spongy inside it's generously coated with extra virgin olive.

Instructions to make Focaccia Bread:
  1. In a cold medium skillet, combine olive oil, minced garlic, thyme, rosemary, and the black pepper. Place the pan over low heat and cook, stirring occasionally until aromatic, but before the garlic browns. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the warm water, yeast, and honey. Stir a few times then let sit for 5 minutes.
  3. Add half of the flour and around 3/4 of the oil mixture to the bowl with yeast and honey. Stir until the flour has moistened. Let sit for another 5 minutes.
  4. Stir in the remaining flour and the salt. When the dough comes together, transfer to a floured board and knead 10 to 15 times until smooth.
  5. Transfer the dough to a large oiled bowl, cover with a warm, damp towel and let rise for 1 hour. (It’s best to let the dough rise in a warmer area of your kitchen).
  6. After 1 hour, heat the air-fryer to 180°C
  7. Use 2 tbsp of the remaining garlic-olive oil mixture to oil TWO 19 cm round (or a 9-inch by 13-inch) rimmed baking sheets.
  8. Transfer the dough to the baking sheet then press it down into the pan. Use your fingers to dimple the dough then drizzle the top with the remaining 2 tablespoons of the oil mixture. Let the dough rise for 20 minutes until it puffs slightly.
  9. Bake until golden brown on one side (around 10 minutes), then flip to the other side and bake (around 8 mins). Cool baked focaccia bread on a wire rack. Season with salt if needed.

This Ligurian Focaccia, is the most classic, Italian Focaccia recipe. Soft and spongy inside it's generously coated with extra virgin olive. This focaccia bread recipe is soft, fluffy and great as an appetizer for Italian dishes. You can eat Focaccia bread any time of the day, with coffee for breakfast, with a glass of wine during meal time. Our focaccia has a moist but airy crumb sandwiched between thin but ultra-crunchy top and bottom crusts, thanks to a generous amount of olive oil.

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