Easy Focaccia Bread

PREP TIME:
15 minutes

SERVES:

8

TOTAL COOKING TIME:

20 minutes
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INGREDIENTS
  • 2 1/2 cups lukewarm
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 1 1/4 ounce envelope active dry yeast
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt
  • 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for hands
  • 1 tbsp butter for pan
  • Flaky sea salt
  • Rosemary

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Combine water, honey and yeast in a large bowl.
  2. 2.
    Add flour and salt and mix to combine.
  3. 3.
    Add olive oil to a large bowl and transfer in the dough. Coat dough in oil, cover and let chilll until dough has doubled in size.
  4. 4.
    Deflate dough and form into rough ball by using two forks to lift and fold dough over.
  5. 5.
    Add olive oil to a buttered baking dish and tranfer dough in. Alternatively, spread out on oiled parchment paper on cookie sheet.
  6. 6.
    Turn the dough to coat it in oil and let it rise again.
  7. 7.
    Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  8. 8.
    Once the dough is nice and airy dimple with fingertips and drizzel with olive oil. Sprinkle flaky salt and rosemary.
  9. 9.
    Bake until puffed and golden.