Description
Focaccia is an easy to make, Italian Flat bread that is bursting with flavor and feeds a crowd. This is perfect for sandwiches!
Ingredients
Scale
For the Dough:
- 2 cups warm water
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2–3 Tablesppons fresh rosemary or 2–3 teaspoons dried rosemary
- 4 to 5 cups flour
Topping:
- 2–3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon course salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, dissolve first sugar and then yeast in water.
- Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, salt, and the rosemary.
- Add flour, one cup at a time, kneading well. Be careful to not add all the flour at once. You may not need 5 cups–sometimes 4 is enough. You want the dough to be kind of sticky but manageable.
- Knead for 7-10 minutes by hand or for 5 minutes if using a mixer.
- Cover and let rise until dough has doubled in size. This will take 45-60 minutes.
- Lightly spray a cookie sheet (12×17 inches) with cooking spray. Roll dough roughly the size of the cookie sheet and gently transfer, being careful to not stretch the dough too thin in the center.
- Cover and let rise for 20-30 minutes. **or at this point the dough can sit in the fridge for 1-24 hours. Sometimes, I like to make it ahead of time up to this point for ease the next day.
- Now using your fingers, dimple the dough making indentions all over the surface. After that brush with olive oil, and sprinkle with 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese and course salt.
- Let rise again for 20 minutes while oven preheats to 400 degrees.
- Bake for 20 minutes on the center rack. The bread should be golden brown.
- Take the bread out of the oven and let cool for at least 10 minutes.
- To use for sandwich bread, cut in half, and then cut each half in the middle from top to bottom. Build your sandwich and enjoy!
- Assemble sandwiches with good quality mayo, havarti cheese, oven roasted turkey breast, crisp lettuce and sliced tomatoes. Enjoy! .