Homemade Italian Focaccia Bread
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Homemade Italian Focaccia Recipe
Focaccia bread is a flat oven-baked Italian bread that is usually seasoned with olive oil and herbs. It may also be topped with onion, cheese, meat, or vegetables. Focaccia bread is related to pizza but not considered to be the same thing. It is more of a flat, snack bread with a buttery flavor. If you are looking for a bread to serve with a spaghetti dinner, focaccia bread is a perfect selection.
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How To Make Italian Focaccia Bread
Italian Focaccia Bread Recipe
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups water
4 TBS olive oil
4 cups bread flour
2 tsp salt
2 tsp dry active yeast
Add the water and olive oil, then cover the liquid with flour . Add the salt (half each in two corners), then make small well in the middle of the flour and add the yeast. Start the dough cycle, which will last for roughly 90 minutes.
Coat an oval or square metal baking dish, roughly 9" x 13" and 2"-3" deep liberally with olive oil.
Take your dough and gently stretch it until it is roughly the shape of you pan, lay it in the pan, and push it into the corners to fit. Jiggle the pan back and forth to make sure the bottom of the dough is coated and slides smoothly. Cover and let rest of an hour, or until it has risen by half.
Push down an interesting pattern of indentations using your fingers, coat the top with yet more olive oil to fill the indentations, and bake in a moderately hot brick oven. If your fire is bright and your dome hot, you might want to wait for it to cool down.
Depending on your oven temperature, your focaccia should cook for somewhere between 20 and 30 minutes.
Recipe courtesy of FornoBravo.com.
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