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Rosemary Focaccia Bread


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  • Author: Mel and Boys Kitchen

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

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For the Dough:
  • 2 cups warm water
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 23 Tablesppons fresh rosemary or 23 teaspoons dried rosemary
  • 4 to 5 cups flour

Topping:

  • 23 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon course salt

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, dissolve first sugar and then yeast in water.
  2. Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, salt, and the rosemary.
  3. 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.
  4. Knead for 7-10 minutes by hand or for 5 minutes if using a mixer.
  5. Cover and let rise until dough has doubled in size. This will take 45-60 minutes.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Let rise again for 20 minutes while oven preheats to 400 degrees.
  10. Bake for 20 minutes on the center rack. The bread should be golden brown.
  11. Take the bread out of the oven and let cool for at least 10 minutes.
  12. 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!
  13. Assemble sandwiches with good quality mayo, havarti cheese, oven roasted turkey breast, crisp lettuce and sliced tomatoes. Enjoy! .