Focaccia Bread #BreadBakers
Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread similar in style and texture to pizza doughs. It may be topped with herbs or other ingredients. It is typical of Liguria, but is popular throughout Italy and is usually seasoned just with olive oil and salt. Sometimes herbs are added, and at times topped with onion or cheese or any other vegetables. Focaccia can be used as a side to many meals. (Source Wikipedia)
Focaccia is one of the easiest bread one can make and it can be done with minimum ingredients. Not sure what kept me waiting on this, wanted to make it since long. So finally I made this bread. I just added some dry herbs, though fresh is better and topped it up with cherry tomatoes and onion and a drizzle of olive oil and its done. The main ingredient in this bread is salt and olive oil, so a good quality olive oil is must.
There are many recipes for Focaccia bread and one can simply use one’s pizza recipe. I will use my pizza recipe next time. For today’s bread I use Gordan Ramsay’s Recipe, and I use all purpose flour instead of bread flour. TI am sharing this post with Bread bakers, my first post for Bread bakers and this time our host Sonia Gupta from Sonlicious asked us to bake flat bread with yeast or starter. I am making Focaccia bread with yeast for the same. Thank You Sonia for hosting the event.
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So here goes Focaccia recipe:
Ingredients
- 250 gms All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- 10 gms of Semolina (Rawa)
- 1 Sachet (7 gms) Fast action Dry yeast (2 1/2-3/4 teaspoon)
- Salt to taste + more for Sprinkling
- 160 ml Luke warm water (more or less might be required)
- 25 ml of olive oil + extra
- 1 tablespoon of herbs – Crush lightly with your palms (I used dry oregano, basil and parsley, one can use any combination. Try using fresh herbs) (Optional)
- 3-4 cherry tomatoes halved (Optional)
- 5-6 Julienne Onion strips (Optional)
Instructions
- Mix the flour, semolina, yeast and salt.
- Mix the water with Olive oil.
- Make a well in the center of dry ingredients, gradually add in the water and oil mixture and start mixing it slowly with your hand.
- Once it forms a rough shape, take the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes until smooth, elastic and springy to touch.
- Place the dough in a large floured mixing bowl and leave to rise in a warm place for 60-90 minutes until double.
- Preheat the oven to 200 Degrees C.
- Grease a baking tray (8.5 inch x 8.5 inch) with oil and sprinkle some salt.
- Place the dough in a oiled baking tray. Rub some oil in your fingers and prod out the dough to the edges of the tray.
- Press the tomatoes and onion into the dough.
- Sprinkle with salt and drizzle olive oil on the top.
- Bake it in a preheated oven for 30 minutes until golden and cooked through.
- Remove from the oven, let it cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Flip, cut and serve.
Focaccia Bread #BreadBakers
A simple and quick Focaccia which is topped with cherry tomaotes and herbs and drizzled with olive oil, perfect as a side or a starter.
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Servings: 1 8.5 x 8.5 Square Loaf
Ingredients
- 250 gms All Purpose Flour/ Plain Flour /Maida
- 10 gms Semolina /Rava
- 1 (7 gms) Fast action Dry yeast (2 1/2-3/4 teaspoon)
- Salt to taste + more for Sprinkling
- 160 ml Luke warm water more or less might be required
- 25 ml of olive oil + extra
- 1 tbsp of herbs - Crush lightly with your palms (I used dry oregano, basil and parsley, one can use any combination. Try using fresh herbs (Optional))
- 3-4 cherry tomatoes halved Optional
- 5-6 Julienne Onion strips Optional
Instructions
- Mix the flour, semolina, yeast and salt.
- Mix the water with Olive oil.
- Make a well in the center of dry ingredients, gradually add in the water and oil mixture and start mixing it slowly with your hand.
- Once it forms a rough shape, take the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes until smooth, elastic and springy to touch.
- Place the dough in a large floured mixing bowl and leave to rise in a warm place for 60-90 minutes until double.
- Preheat the oven to 200 Degrees C.
- Grease a baking tray (8.5 inch x 8.5 inch) with oil and sprinkle some salt.
- Place the dough in a oiled baking tray. Rub some oil in your fingers and prod out the dough to the edges of the tray.
- Press the tomatoes and onion into the dough.
- Sprinkle with salt and drizzle olive oil on the top.Bake it in a preheated oven for 30 minutes until golden and cooked through.
- Remove from the oven, let it cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Flip, cut and serve.
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Welcome to Bread Bakers, Renu! What a beautiful focaccia you've baked. I love the herbs and especially the pop of color with the red tomatoes!
Thank you Stacy. Looking forward to bake more breads and learn from all of you. Thank You.
That's a gorgeous focaccia! Welcome to the group!
Thank you Karen.
Welcome to Bread Bakers. This focaccia looks like perfection on a plate.
Thank You so much….
Yumm, your focaccia looks so inviting Renu. LOVE that tomato and onion topping. Perfectly baked.
Looks Yummy …. Tomato topping is so eye catchy
This looks delish! I can't wait to make it!
The foccacia looks yum! One bread that my children really love and can eat on their own…
Just love this focaccia bread with some cheese, bread looks ultimate and super spongy.
Focaccia looks super yummy. Loved the topping of onion and tomato. Love to have these focaccia as snack. Superb share.
Nice and perfectly bakes focaccia.. I never add semolina to it.
Wow beautifully baked and I love Focaccia.. Add semolina is new to me. Will try sometime. Thanks for sharing !
The texture of the focaccia bread looks just spot on, love the tomatoes on top.
Lovely focaccia bread Renu, I love baking this flat bread. Haven't baked one with tomatoes. Using cherry tomatoes makes it looks so lovely.
Yumm! Focaccia looks so fresh and perfect texture..I love the herbs you used for it..Feel the aroma.
One of my most favourite of breads!I love the texture of your bread and the idea of adding cherry tomatoes on top. It would taste lovely with just a drizzle of garlic or chilli oil on top. Yum!
I love Italian breads, good dose of olive oil with Mediterranean flavours, just to die for. Awesome!
Thats a brilliant group out there, bread baking is an art and am glad you have a brilliant foccacia already up your sleeve
I love foccacia bread. Pepper and onion is my favorite combination. I ll try this version soon. Thanks
Foccacia is my favorite Italian bread and yours come out so perfect. Love it with warm tomato soup.
Foccacia looks so gorgeous, do need to try this version.
I am a bread fanatic. Love the sound of this delicious recipe. The aroma as it bakes would be amazing. I know the family would love this with brunch or dinner any day of the week.
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I love this recipe so much! Your photos are so helpful and everything turned out to be really tasty!
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I love making bread at home, but have never tried focaccia because I thought it was difficult to do. This shows me that it’s not! I definitely need to try it this winter.
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This looks super yum! I have actually never made focaccia before, but it is very delicious. I’ve been wanting to try it with sun-dried tomatoes. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you 🙂
I have never made focaccia before and it looks so delicious! It has always been on my list and I think I need to give it a try!
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Yum! This focaccia looks great. The center texture looks like it has the perfect chew. Can’t wait to try this!
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I love focaccia and since I live in Italy I eat quite a lot of it! But have never made it myself. Yours looks beautiful. I should try making it myself!
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I love to have bread to accompany my dishes. And when it is such bread as your focaccia I would need to have a decent dish! Love it.
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Oh this focaccia looks delicious! It looks perfectly crisp on the outside and soft and chewy in the middle -the perfect texture inside and out!
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This focaccia bread looks better than what most restaurants offer. I really like all the flavors this focaccia bread has to offer too.
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I love focaccia and interesting that you added semolina into the dough. I wouldn’t mind having some of this with my breakfast coffee.
Thank you Mir.
I have not tried focaccia bread but i am certainly interested in trying this bread and your recipe. We try to accompany bread with our meals as often as possible. I can’t wait to try your recipe.
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I love this focaccia bread! It’s easy to make and so delicious! I love cutting it into bite size pieces and adding it to my holiday cheese boards with olive oil for dipping!
Ah nice… Thank You