Making focaccia bread is therapy 🧘🏻♀️👑, by Ghazal Bardy on YouTube. 2 min 59 s.
- Video length
- 2 min 59 s
- Time to do it
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Put 4 cups flour, 2 tsp instant yeast and 2 tsp salt in a large bowl. Add 2 cups warm water and stir until no dry flour remains. The dough will be very sticky.
Cover the bowl and leave it in the warmest spot in your kitchen for 1 to 2 hours, until the dough has doubled in size.
Coat a 9x13-inch pan generously with 2 tbsp olive oil. Spread it across the base and up the sides.
Scrape the risen dough gently into the oiled pan. Do not punch it down. Drizzle a little olive oil over the top.
Let the dough rest in the pan for 45 to 60 minutes. It will spread on its own. If it needs help, stretch it toward the corners with oiled fingers.
Press your fingertips all over the dough to make the classic focaccia dimples. Drizzle with a little more olive oil.
Bake at 430°F for 25 to 30 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the edges are crisp.
Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then move the bread to a wire rack. Leave it uncovered for the crispiest crust.
Tips and common mistakes
Use warm water, not hot, or it can kill the yeast and stop the dough rising.
A larger pan gives thinner, crispier focaccia, so pick your pan size to match the texture you want.
Add rosemary, flaky salt, olives, sun-dried tomatoes or garlic just before baking for extra flavour.
Oil your fingers before stretching and dimpling so the sticky dough does not tear.
Questions
Can I make focaccia without a stand mixer?
Yes. This recipe only needs a bowl and a spoon. Stir until no dry flour remains, then let time and yeast do the work instead of kneading.
How do I know the dough has risen enough?
It should roughly double in size and look puffy and full of bubbles. In a cold kitchen this can take closer to 2 hours.
Can I add toppings?
Yes. Scatter rosemary, flaky salt, olives, sun-dried tomatoes or garlic over the dimpled dough right before it goes in the oven.
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