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Focaccia Bread

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 5/08/22Updated: 4/14/23

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Homemade focaccia bread comes together quickly and is the perfect addition to any meal.  Lightly flavored with Italian seasoning and olive oil, the bread has amazing flavor.

overhead shot of a round loaf of focaccia bread

Why You’ll Love this Recipe

It’s the perfect addition to just about any meal.

You can enjoy it just as is or you can dress it up with lots of amazing flavor combinations.

This best focaccia bread is delicious with pasta with meat sauce.  It works great for mopping up extra sauce or I love to use it for dipping into hummus or balsamic vinegar.

side view of a loaf of focaccia bread

What is Focaccia Bread?

Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread and is similar in style and texture to pizza dough. It is a perfect side dish for many meals and also makes a wonderful sandwich bread.

side view of a loaf of focaccia bread

Ingredients Needed

  • Active dry yeast
  • Flour. I use unbleached all purpose flour. You could also use bread flour.
  • Sugar or honey
  • Olive oil 
  • Sea salt
  • Italian Seasoning or combination of rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil etc.
  • Coarse Salt. You can also use flaky sea salt for sprinkling on top

How To Make Focaccia Bread

  • Combine warm water and yeast and allow to proof for about 15 minutes. If you have any questions about working with yeast check out this post
    • In a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment, combine yeast mixture, flour, sugar, olive oil and salt.
    • Place dough in a oiled boil and cover.
    • Allow the dough to rise until double in size.
    rising dough in a bowl.
    • Generously oil the bottom of a baking sheet or baking pan with olive oil. The olive oil will give the bread good flavor so don’t be stingy.  You can use two 9 inch round cake pans or you can also use a glass 9 x 13 baking dish as well.  I often divide the recipe in half and use one 9 inch cake pan to make the bread (as pictured in the post).  The round loaf of focaccia bread is perfect for making this focaccia sandwich.
    round cake pan full of dough
    • Loosely cover with plastic wrap and allow it to rise again for about 30 minutes.
    • Press your fingertips to dimple the dough, creating indentations.
    pushing fingers into focaccia bread dough
    • Drizzle with remaining olive oil.  Allow the olive oil to fill into those indentations in the dough.
    brushing oil on focaccia bread
    • Add a sprinkle of my favorite French salt. I also love to sprinkle it with fresh or dried herbs.
    herbs sprinkled on focaccia bread
    • Bake at 400 degrees F. for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.  Allow to cool and remove from the pan.

    What to Put on Focaccia Bread?

    The possibilities are endless!

    • Favorite herbs or seasoning (basil, oregano, thyme)  Add the herbs on top of the dough with the olive oil before baking. You can also use fresh herbs such as fresh rosemary, basil or oregano.
    • Roasted garlic, add in with the dough
    • Cheese (parmesan, mozzarella, provolone etc.), a
    • Veggies ( onion, chopped or sliced tomato, roasted red pepper slices, chopped mushrooms, sliced shallots, thin-sliced zucchini or yellow squash, spinach)
    • Pesto
    • Olives

    Add your toppings after you have brushed the bread with olive oil and before baking.  One of my favorite combos is cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and Parmesan cheese.

    slice of focaccia bread

    Pair This with:

    • Baked Ziti
    • Penne Rustica
    • Lemon Chicken Pasta
    • Chicken Sausage Pasta
    • Vegetable Pasta with Sausage
    overhead view of a loaf of focaccia bread

    To serve the focaccia bread you can cut it into squares, if baking in a sheet pan or pie shape if baking in a round pan or you can just tear a piece off!  The bread will be thinner if baked in a large jelly roll pan.

    Small Batch Focaccia Bread

    If you want a smaller batch version that feeds 2-4 people be sure and check out my small batch focaccia bread.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What size pan can I use?

    As written, the recipe makes two 9″ round loaves or one large, 9 x 15″ inch loaf.  Recipe can be halved for one 9″ loaf.

    Is focaccia bread hard or soft?

    Focaccia bread should have a crisp, chewy crust and a soft and airy middle.

    Try these delicious recipes too:

    • Small Batch Focaccia Bread
    • Focaccia Sandwich
    • Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Bread
    • Lemon Bread
    • Easy French Bread Recipe

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    5 from 3 votes

    Easy Focaccia Bread

    Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
    Focaccia bread comes together quickly and easily and is the perfect addition to any meal.  Lightly flavored with Italian seasoning and olive oil gives the bread has amazing flavor.
    serves: 16 servings
    Prep:15 minutes minutes
    Cook:20 minutes minutes
    Rising time:1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
    Total:35 minutes minutes
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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup warm water
    • 4 1/2 tsp dry active yeast
    • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 tsp sugar or honey
    • 5 Tbsp olive oil divided
    • 1 tsp sea salt
    • 1 tsp Italian Seasoning or combination of rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil etc.
    • Coarse Salt sprinkling on top

    Instructions

    • Use 2 9" round pans or one 9 x 15" sheet pan.
    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
    • Add yeast and sugar to warm water.  Stir to combine and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes until bubbly.
    • Add yeast mixture to flour, salt and 2 Tbsp olive oil in mixer bowl.  Mix with dough hook.  Add additional flour if needed to get a soft dough that is not too sticky to handle.
    • Coat a bowl with oil and place dough in bowl.  Cover with a towel and allow to rise for an hour in a warm place or until doubled in size
    • Brush baking sheet with 1 Tbsp oil.  Punch down dough and remove from bowl.  Knead on a floured surface for a minute.  
    • Place dough onto oiled baking sheet and press to fill sheet.  Cover loosely with plastic wrap and allow to rise for about 30 minutes.
    • Press fingertips into dough, creating indentations.  Brush top with remaining oil.
    • Sprinkle with coarse salt and any other desired topping such as dried rosemary, thyme, oregano.
    • Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.  Cool bread on a rack for 10 minutes and remove from pan.  Cool completely and enjoy!

    Tips & Notes:

    As written, the recipe makes 2 9″ round loaves or one large, 9 x 15 inch loaf.
    Other topping ideas:
    • Favorite herbs or seasoning (basil, oregano, thyme)  I add the dried or fresh herbs on top of the dough with the olive oil before baking.
    • Roasted garlic, add in with the dough
    • Cheese (parmesan, mozzarella, provolone etc.), a
    • Veggies ( onion, chopped or sliced tomato, roasted red pepper slices, chopped mushrooms, sliced shallots, thin-sliced zucchini or yellow squash, spinach)
    • Pesto

    Nutrition Facts:

    Calories: 114kcal (6%) Carbohydrates: 15g (5%) Protein: 2g (4%) Fat: 4g (6%) Sodium: 147mg (6%) Potassium: 31mg (1%) Calcium: 5mg (1%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
    * Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
    Course:Side Dish
    Cuisine:Bread
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    1. Brooke says

      Posted on 5/1 at 1:26 pm

      Hi! Can you hand-knead the dough instead of using a stand mixer? 🙂

      Reply
      • Leigh Anne Wilkes says

        Posted on 5/2 at 4:42 pm

        Yes you can! Enjoy!

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    2. Rhonda says

      Posted on 1/8 at 3:09 pm

      My first time with this bread!
      My family loves it

      Reply

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