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Basic focaccia bread recipe

Basic Focaccia Bread Recipe

This is real deal delicious focaccia bread. Focaccia bread is a bread on its own. Soft with a snappy bite and exploding with flavor, my basic focaccia bread recipe will leave you coming back for more!
Enjoy this basic focaccia bread recipe as a side dish to meats or pasta, or cut in half and enjoy it as a flavorful sandwich. Either way, this bread is delicious!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Resting Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 337 grams warm water 1 1/3 cup plus 2 T
  • 7 grams yeast 1 3/4 tsp
  • 8 grams honey 1 tsp
  • 450 grams bread flour 2 3/4 cup plus 1 T
  • 9 grams sea salt 1 1/2 tsp
  • 1 T olive oil

Italian Herb Infused Olive Oil

  • 2 T olive oil
  • 1 T water
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning or any combo of parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cloves garlic or 1 tsp garlic from a jar

Instructions
 

  • Combine the warm water, yeast, and honey (or sugar) in a medium bowl and stir.
  • Add in flour and salt and mix with a spoon until all of the water is incorporated.
    Then add in the oil and mix again.
  • After mixing, cover and allow the dough to rest until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  • While waiting for the dough to raise, add the ingredients for the infused oil in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Once your dough has doubled in size, perform 3 sets of "stretch and folds" about 30 minutes apart. Keep dough covered during the 30 minute resting periods.
    See post for more details if needed.
  • After your 3 sets are complete and the dough has rested for its last 30 minutes, drizzle 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil in a glass 9x13 pan. Take the rested dough and place it in the oiled pan. Turn the dough over in the oil to make sure all of the dough has been covered in oil.
  • Place plastic wrap over the pan and allow the dough to rest for about 15 minutes.
  • Stretch the dough out again so it fills in more of the pan. Lift the dough and move it a bit to make sure there is oil under the dough.
    Cover with plastic and allow the dough to double in size which should take about 1 hour.
  • Once the dough has doubled in size, press your fingertips into the dough making the signature pock marks of focaccia. Gently poke your fingers all over the dough to dimple the top.
  • Then take your infused oil blend and brush it all over the dough.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 20-24 minutes until golden brown.

Infused Herb Oil

  • Add all ingredients into a small bowl and whisk together.
Keyword bread, focaccia