This dish is straightforward and uncomplicated! To spice it up, you can add garlic, oregano, or sun-dried tomatoes.
| Prep Time: | 1 hr 45 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- ½ teaspoon honey
- 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
- ⅔ cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
Instructions
- 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 9×13 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.
Reviews
First time making focaccia. It is a delicious recipe. Have now made it several times. Thanks
I loved this recipe! It was easy and turned out wonderfully – crispy on the outside and light and chewy on the inside. My family went through most of the loaf right after I baked it
This was really delicious, but next time, I will be drizzling more than 1tbsp of oil on top. I feel like I could brush 2 or 3 tbsp on top and it would be even more delicious. I made this with sea salt and rosemary and overall, the recipe was delicious if a tiny bit dry.
Absolutely wonderful focaccia! I’m so impressed with how easy this was to make, and how perfectly it came out! I used a rapid rise yeast, so I only had to do one rise. I mixed together the flour, yeast, salt, and olive oil in a bowl. Then heated the water to 120-130 degrees, mixed in the honey, then added to the dry ingredients. Kneaded for 7 mins, then let it rest for 10 mins. Shaped the dough into a rectangle, then let it rise for 40 minutes. Worked fantastically! I topped the focaccia with some sliced grape tomatoes, green onions, kalamata olives, and parsley before baking to make a pretty design on top–and it worked great! Tasted even better! I think the addition of some garlic and dried herbs to the bread would also be a great flavor variation–but it’s good as-is too! Thank you so much for the recipe!
Left out the rosemary . Served it with stew. It was very good.
Easy to make. Topped with olive oil, and Everything (bagel) seasoning from Trader Joes. It was delicious! This recipe is definitely a keeper! FYI… I doubled the recipe and didn’t have any issues whatsoever. It turned out great. Used all organic ingredients too.
I liked the recipe, however it needs to be in a smaller baking dish and if your putting it in a jelly roll pan I wouldn’t advise it. The recipe is too small for a large dish. otherwise double the recipe for a 9×13. If I make it again I’ll double the recipe or put a single recipe in a 9×9 dish. very easy to make.
I added herbs and cheese
Easy, I’ll definitely make this again. Tasted like a focaccia should. Nice texture. I added a small amount of Italian herbs in the dough and next time, I’ll add more.
This bread needs something else. As bread it is very bland and plain. Looks like others posted that they added parmesan cheese or rosemary … something to give it more flavor. I have made a lot of yeast breads lately and this one disappointed me.
Amazing; it didn’t really rise yet I kneaded it twice (20 min and 40 mins), put lots of the diffused oil over the top several times and it came out amazing. I’d add more salt to the dough, but otherwise it was a hit.
I loved this foccaccia bread!! It is delicious and I will definitely be making it again. As for my comments, it took me 2.5h to make. Use extra virgin olive oil (I mention this just because it wasn’t specificed), and actually you’ll need more than 1tbsp of olive oil on the top of the focaccia, because it should pool into the focaccia’s dimples. Don’t forget the coarse salt on top! The dough in this recipe is so wonderful and not sticky at all. After 7min of HAND KNEADING (key that I finally twigged onto) it is just so soft and malleable!
Ohhh, goodness, so tender and easy, great recipe. Remember this is essentially white bread, you need to add a bit of flavor. I used butter to “grease” the pan, and also put salt in the olive oil before drizzling on bread; actually I used a pastry brush and brushed it on. Next time I’ll use a fork to “dimple” the dough, it came out of the oven with a huge bubble on top, which was very funny, but the bread tasted absolutely wonderful. Eating a chicken salad sandwich on my focaccia bread, lovely!
I did not find it flavorful.
Easiest recipe for focaccia bread! Definitely making this again!
Super straightforward, good base to add your own flavors. I make it as written, aside from adding coarsely ground salt and black pepper to the olive oil spooned on top of the bread before baking. It has a great texture and flavor. I love this recipe because you don’t need a single piece of fancy kitchen gadgetry – just a little kneading and rolling that anyone can do. Thank you for posting!
This was my first time making focaccia bread. Followed the directions and used the same ingredients. On the first rise, I turned on the oven to warm for a few minutes and turned it off since it. Then placed the dough in the oven and it doubled the size in 45 minutes. Instead of sprinkling the oil olive, I brushed it on. I ended up sprinkling some Mrs. Dash garlic & herb and sea salt on top. When baking it, my family asked me if I was making pizza and it smelt like our local pizzeria. It browned nicely. It didn’t rise as much as I thought. You really can’t taste the honey. It’s great with olive oil with ground fresh pepper.
I haven’t made bread for many years, but finally got in the mood when I read an article recently about all the junk that is in commercial bread! This recipe was very easy, and produced a dough that was supple and rose beautifully. I followed reviewer’s comments about reducing the salt, otherwise made this per the recipe. I can see that you could make endless custom toppings, yum.
flavor OK, easier to make
This went great with our spaghetti, oil and garlic. Very easy to make and the taste was excellent.
Excellent!! Made this and served with corn chowder… Delicious!!