Best Focaccia Bread Recipes

THE EASIEST, BESTEST FOCACCIA BREAD EVER!!

Steps:

• Mix the yeast and water in a small bowl. Let proof for 10 minutes (until bubbles begin to form).
• In large bowl, stir together flour, salt, sugar, garlic powder, oregano, thyme, basil, and black pepper.
• Add the yeast mix and vegetable oil to the dry ingredients and combine.
• When dough has pulled together, turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.
• Lightly oil a large bowl, place dough in bowl, and turn to coat with oil.
• Cover with damp cloth and let rise in warm place 25 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Punch dough down, place on greased baking sheet.
• Pat dough into 1/2-inch thick rectangle (doesn't have to be perfect).
• Using your knuckle, make indentations in the dough about 1/2-inch apart, then prick dough with fork.
• Brush top with olive oil, then sprinkle with Parmesan and mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 13-15 minutes until golden brown.

BREAD MACHINE FOCACCIA

Steps:

• Place water, 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, garlic, 1 tablespoon rosemary, bread flour and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough cycle; press Start.
• Remove dough from bread machine when cycle is complete. Pat dough into either a 9x13 inch baking pan or 12 inch pizza pan. Use your fingers to dimple the dough every inch or so. Brush with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with remaining rosemary.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Cover foccacia with plastic wrap while oven preheats.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

HOMEMADE FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. Mix well. Heat water and vegetable oil until warm, and add to yeast mixture along with the egg. Blend with an electric mixer at low speed until moistened. Beat for 2 additional minutes. Stir in 1 3/4 cup flour while beating, until dough pulls away from side of bowl.
• Knead in 3/4 cup flour on floured surface. Cover dough with a bowl, and let sit for 5 minutes. Place dough on a greased baking sheet. Roll out to 12 inch circle. Cover with greased plastic wrap and a cloth towel. Place in a warm place for 30 minutes.
• Uncover dough, and poke holes in it with a spoon handle at 1 inch intervals. Drizzle olive oil on dough, and sprinkle with crushed rosemary.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 17 to 27 minutes, until just golden. Remove from baking sheet, and cool on rack.

FOCACCIA (USING BREAD MACHINE FOR THE DOUGH)

Steps:

• Place all of the above ingredients, accurately measured and in the order I have listed them, in the Bread Machine.
• Select the 'dough' cycle.
• When the cycle is complete, take the dough out of the Bread Machine, and proceed with the following steps: On a lightly floured surface, gently knead the dough for about 10 minutes.
• (you may need to add extra flour during this time) Place the 'Focaccia' dough in a well grease bowl, cover and leave to rise in a warm (and draught free) place for about 1/2 an hour.
• Then, knead the dough lightly (in the bowl) for about 1 minute.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a rectangular shape (about 20 cm x 30 cm)
• Place on a well greased baking tray (or sponge roll tin) and leave to rise again, in a warm place, this time for about 1 hour (or until it has doubled in it's original size) Now pour and smooth over with your fingers, 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
• 'Poke' the dough with 2 fingers at intervals over the surface, and sprinkle liberally with rock salt or equal measurements of olive oil and Basil pesto mixed together with grated Parmesan or Romano cheese, top with chopped up sun-dried tomatoes and sliced black olives!
• YUM!
• Bake at 225°C for about 15 minutes or until golden brown!

PEPPERONI FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Heat a 10-in. cast-iron or ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add pepperoni and onion; cook and stir until pepperoni is crisp and onion is tender, 6-8 minutes. Remove and keep warm. In a large bowl, beat egg, milk, yogurt and oil until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, garlic powder and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture. Stir in 1/2 cup cheese and pepperoni mixture (batter will be thick)., Transfer to same skillet; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Bake until bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in skillet on a wire rack. Serve warm. If desired, serve with marinara sauce and top with fresh basil leaves.

CARAMELIZED ONION FOCACCIA ( BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except cheeses and onion topping in your bread machine pan in the order recommended by manufacturer Use dough setting.
• When dough is finished, grease cookie sheet.
• Pat dough into twelve-inch circle on sheet.
• Cover and let rise in warm place about 30 minutes or until almost double.
• Prepare onion topping.
• Heat oven to 400º.
• Make deep depression in dough at one inch intervals with finger or handle of wooden spoon.
• Spread topping over dough.
• Sprinkle with cheeses.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until edge is golden brown.
• Cut into wedges, serve warm.
• Onion topping: melt margarine in skillet over medium-low heat.
• Cook onions and garlic in butter 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until onions are brown and caramelized.

CARAMELIZED ONION FOCACCIA ( BREAD MACHINE) RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except cheeses and onion topping in your bread machine pan in the order recommended by manufacturer Use dough setting. When dough is finished, grease cookie sheet. Pat dough into twelve-inch circle on sheet. Cover and let rise in warm place about 30 minutes or until almost double. Prepare onion topping. Heat oven to 400º. Make deep depression in dough at one inch intervals with finger or handle of wooden spoon. Spread topping over dough. Sprinkle with cheeses. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until edge is golden brown. Cut into wedges, serve warm. ONION TOPPING: Melt margarine in skillet over medium-low heat. Cook onions and garlic in butter 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until onions are brown and caramelized. ........................ REVIEWS: If you love caramelized onions and good bread, this is the recipe for you! Delicious and fluffy bread with an amazing onion topping. Very filling, could make a great meal with soup and a salad. FANTASTIC! Made exactly as written except I added 1 tsp. dried rosemary to the dough ingredients. This is the lightest, fluffiest foccacia bread I have ever had...will use again as a pizza dough base. Thanks so much for sharing!! I have made foccacia in the past, but this recipe is delicious. The dough was easy to work with and the bread was lovely and moist. Like other reviewers, my onions had been too fine and were overdone by the end of cooking. I drizzled the hot bread with some olive oil before serving with spaghetti and meatballs. Next time I will try adding the onions nearer the end of cooking. Whole family loved this and have requested that it be made again soon. I made this with the onion topping to start with. I should have sliced the onions, as in your recipe, instead of chopping them. By the time I had caramelised them and then they baked on top of the bread, there wasn't much substance to the onion! I had chopped them too finely. I doubled the recipe and made two batches for my cooking class and we tried all sorts of toppings; garlic and thyme, olives, sun-dried tomatoes. All wonderful. This was so easy and so good! I will be using this frequently. Can't wait to try this with other toppings as well. Thanks! My first Foccacia bread and I love it. Made it as directed first time & was great. Next time I made a pizza with onion, mushroom, red pepper & pineapple. Wonderful!! Thanks so much for a great recipe. This was incredibly easy and good. I will only make foccacia dough this way from now on. I put the cookie sheet on top of my pizza stone and the crust was perfect. Can't wait to make it again and try other toppings. This is an awesome bread, and has become one of our regular recipes around here. I usually sprinkle a little garlic salt on it and add some olives. I like to use sweet onions, and I cook them on a med-low heat the whole time the doubh is going. Too good! I have already made it twice in the past 3 days. I used red onion both times and a few mushrooms the second time around. It is yummmmmy! We all ate it as it is-couldn't wait to make anything else with it. Fabulous recipe! Thanks for submitting. 5+ stars. I let my onions cook on the stove for close to an hour so that they were very carmelized. The dough was beautiful to work with. Something I learned from a TV food show was to grease the cookie sheet with olive oil. I used fresh mozzarella. Everything went together so well. Oh, the flavor! Oh Man this was great, even with my mistakes. I forgot to make the depressions in the dough and it turned out like a wonderful pizza. The dough is really sticky, so I had to flour my hands in order to spread it out. I added a some Itialin seasoning, some paprika and a little extra cheese and mine was done in exactly 15 minutes. What a wonderful bread this is. Thanks so much. My first Foccacia, but not my last. I chose this recipe after seeing SueL's photo and am so happy I did. This was so easy to make & we enjoyed the bread very much. Thanks for sharing a recipe I will use again. Easy and delicious! I loved the flavor the caramelized onions gave. Very savory! I also added a pinch of dried herbs to the topping before baking. Great recipe - thanks for posting!

FOCACCIA BREAD HERBED WITH BLACK OLIVE & FRESH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Cover potato with cold water in medium saucepan.
• Simmer until potato is tender.
• Drain, reserving cooking liquid.
• Mash potato.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle yeast over 1/2 cup warm (NOT HOT) potato water with dissolved 1 tablespoon sugar in small bowl, mix together.
• Let stand until the yeast begins to act, about 5 minutes.
• Add 2 tablespoons of the oil to the yeast mixture.
• In a food processor add together the flours, potato and salt.
• Pulse 4 times.
• With the machine running slowly pour through feed tube the yeast mixture.
• Adding rest of water to make a ball of dough in the machine.
• (Be careful not to over add the water) Use only enough water so the dough comes into a ball and away from sides of bowl.
• Knead for 1 minute in food processor.
• Turn out on a floured surface, and knead just until smooth.
• Keep the dough soft.
• Pour 1/2 teaspoon of the oil into a clean bowl.
• Place the dough in the bowl, turning once to oil the top.
• Cover.
• Let rise until doubled, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Punch the dough down.
• Use 1 teaspoon of the oil to coat a baking sheet, and place the dough on the baking sheet.
• Gently press the dough out to about 1/2 inch thickness.
• Pour the remaining 1-1/2 teaspoons oil over the top of the dough.
• Use your knuckle to dimple the dough at 1-1/2 inch intervals.
• Sprinkle with the rosemary, black olives and the cheese.
• Place in a cold oven on the center shelf.
• Place a flat pan of hot water on the shelf below the bread.
• Let rise until doubled, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle with salt to taste.
• Turn on the oven to 375°F.
• Bake the focaccia for 20 to 25 minutes, or until browned on top.
• Remove from the pan, and cool on a wire rack.
• Serve warm.

GARLIC ROSEMARY FOCACCIA FOR THE BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Crush two of the garlic cloves and place it in your breadmachine pan along with the flours, milk, salt, water, 3 tbsp.
• Olive oil, honey, and yeast (according to your machine's instructions, some call for liquid ingredients first, other call for dry first) Place the bread pan inside the machine and close the lid.
• (I add some of the basil and rosemary at this point as well) Program bread maker for the whole wheat dough mode Turn dough onto floured surface (it is quite sticky, don't add more flour) Divide dough into two pieces and cover and let rest 10 minutes+.
• Crush the remaining garlic.
• In a small bowl combine garlic with herbs and remaining 1/4 cup oil.
• Add salt if desired.
• Oil two round cake pans.
• Place in dough.
• Brush dough with garlic oil.
• Bake in bottom third of preheated 400 oven for 18-24 minutes.
• Until golden brown.

CHEESY ONION FOCACCIA (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• In bread machine, place dough ingredients in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select dough setting.
• After 5 minutes of mixing, check to see if you need to add 1 tbsp water or flour.
• When dough cycle is complete, place dough onto a lightly greased 12" pizza pan and pat into a 10" circle.
• Cover and let rise in warm place for 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Meanwhile, in large skillet saute onions and butter for 15 minutes.
• Add minced garlic and cook 5 minutes more. Stir in Italian seasonings.
• Using the end of a wooden spoon, make deep indentations 1 " apart in dough.
• Top with onion mixture and cheeses.
• Bake at 400F 15-18 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.

QUICKER CHEESY ONION FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• Saute onions in butter in a large skillet until tender. Add the garlic, Italian seasoning and brown sugar; cook 2 minutes longer., Pat dough into a 10-in. circle on an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan. Build up edges slightly. Make indentations at 1-in. intervals with a wooden spoon handle. Top with onion mixture and cheeses., Bake at 425° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into wedges; serve warm.

HERB FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the contents of the roll mix and yeast packets. Stir in the warm water, egg and 2 tablespoons oil; beat for 2 minutes or until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to grease top. Let rest for 5 minutes., Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 12-in. circle. Transfer to two 12-in. pizza pans coated with cooking spray. Using fingertips, make indentations 1 in. apart on dough; cover. , In a small skillet, saute the onion, rosemary and thyme in the remaining oil for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Spread evenly on dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 14-18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks.

FANTASTIC FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve honey and yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• Add 1 cup flour, salt, and 3 tablespoons olive oil to the yeast mixture. Stir until combined and then work in the last cup of flour. Knead the dough until smooth, elastic, and soft, about 7 minutes. Add only enough flour to keep the dough from being sticky. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out the dough into a rectangle, about 1/2 inch thick. Place in greased 9x13 inch pan or baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Poke dimples in the bread and drizzle 1 tablespoon of the olive oil on top. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

PARMESAN FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients (except 1/3 cup olive oil and Parmesan cheese) in the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select Dough setting, and Start.
• When the dough has risen once in the breadmaker, transfer it into an oiled, 8-inch round baking tin. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk.
• Poke it all over with your finger, right to the bottom of the tin. Allow to rest for another 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour 1/3 cup olive oil over the top of the loaf, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) in center of oven for approximately 20 minutes, until golden.

DECORATED FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups flour, yeast, dried Italian herbs, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add warm water, warm milk, and 1/4 cup oil; beat until well combined, about 2 minutes. Mix in remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, switching to a wooden spoon when needed, until a soft and sticky dough is formed.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl, drizzle the sides with 1 tablespoon oil, and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Oil an 11x17-inch baking sheet.
• Turn the dough out onto the prepared baking sheet. Gently spread and flatten dough to fit the entire sheet. Press your fingers into the dough to make light dimples over the entire surface. Let rest, uncovered, at room temperature for 15 minutes.
• Place an oven rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Decorate dough by gently pressing down cherry tomatoes, asparagus, red peppers, bell peppers, olives, dill, sage, parsley, basil, pine nuts, and pepitas. Brush a thin layer of olive oil over the top and sprinkle with salt.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue to bake until golden and bread springs back when gently pressed, about 20 more minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then carefully slip out onto a cooling rack. Cool and serve at room temperature.

FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first five ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check the dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed)., When cycle is complete, let dough rest in pan for 5 minutes. Transfer dough to a greased baking sheet. Pat into an 8-in. circle about 3/4 in. high. Brush with oil; sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese, rosemary and garlic salt. , Bake at 425° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. In a small bowl, combine dipping sauce ingredients; serve with warm bread.

ROSEMARY-GARLIC FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the milk, water, butter, egg, flour, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and yeast in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed)., When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Punch dough down. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Shape into an 11-in. circle; place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make several 1/4-in. indentations in dough., Brush with oil. Sprinkle with garlic, rosemary and remaining salt. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into wedges.

THE BEST ROSEMARY FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup of the warm water, and let sit 10 minutes until bubbly.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, Ts. of salt, yeast mixture and remaining water.
• Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon and then your hands.
• Transfer to a floured work surface and knead by hand for a few minutes or until smooth.
• Place in a well oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down and place on an oiled baking sheet, forming into an oval or circle.
• Dimple the top surface with your finger tips, and then drizzle with the oil and sprinkle with coarse salt and rosemary.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Bake about 20 minutes or until golden.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Variations: Instead of the rosemary, you might add 2-3 tablespoons of fresh chopped sage to the dough with some Fresh Parmesan on top.
• Other alternatives are sliced olives, thinly sliced zucchini or thinly sliced onions.
• Such cheeses as grated Parmesan, Mozzarella, or Fontina are also good.

FOCACCIA (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Place the ingredients into the pan in the order recommended by your bread machine.
• Program the machine for "dough cycle".
• Check dough about 10 minutes before the end of the 2nd kneading cycle.
• It should be a smooth, sticky ball.
• Adjust if needed with more flour or water.
• When the machine has completed its cycle, transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface.
• Roll or pat it into a large rectangle, about 17x12 inches.
• Transfer the dough onto a large, lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Let it rest 10 minutes then pat it back to its original shape if it has shrunk.
• Cover with a towel and let rise for about forty minutes or till puffy.
• Sprinkle the salt & herbs over the bread.
• Press into the dough at intervals with your fingers& sprinkle with the olive oil.
• Bake the focaccia in a preheated 425°F oven for 15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
• Remove from the oven & cool on a wire rack.

ONION HERB FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle yeast into 1 cup warm water and stir with fork to dissolve. Let sit for five minutes. Mix flour, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in the dissolved yeast and the oil.
• Mix in the flour a little at a time. Add the additional 1/4 cup water one tablespoon at a time, to form a soft sticky dough. Add more water, one tablespoon at a time only if needed. Dough should not be dry.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, approximately 10 minutes.
• Brush top of dough with olive oil and cover with a dish towel. Let rise until doubled in size, about 30-40 minutes. Punch down and divide the dough into two pieces. Place on cookie sheet and stretch dough into rectangular shape approx 6x12 inches each.
• Let rise again until double, approximately 30 minutes, then use finger tips to gently press into the surface of the dough to form "dimples" about 1/2 inch deep. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with herbs and onion slivers.
• Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden. Serve hot or room temperature.