Focaccia

A warm and flavorful bread that's soft in the inside and crispy on the outside, this homemade focaccia is a tasty side dish!

Recipe

Ingredients

• 3¾ cups plus 4 ½ teaspoons all purpose flour (use a spoon to scoop the flour into the measuring cup and do not compact the flour)
• 1 full tbsp. active yeast
• 2 tsp salt plus extra for sprinkling  
• 1 tbsp. olive oil* plus extra for drizzling
• 1¾ cup plus 2 tbsp. cold water
• 2 tbsp. dried rosemary

*Please make sure that your olive oil comes from hand picked olives!

Directions

• In a large mixing bowl mix together the flour, yeast and salt.  Stir in the olive oil.
• Thoroughly mix in the water (there will be lumps which is okay).
• Cover and set in a dry place at room temperature for 7 to 9 hours.
• 20 minutes before the dough has finished rising, preheat the oven to 400°F and line an 8" x 8" metal cake pan with parchment paper.
• Once the oven is ready, scrape the dough out of the bowl and into the pan. 
  
• Spread the dough evenly in the pan, then dip your fingers with oil and use your fingers to make indentations of the surface of the dough.
• Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with rosemary and salt.
• Bake in the preheated oven 37 to 40 minutes, or until slightly golden brown in spots.
• Remove from the oven, allow to cool, and enjoy!