Rosemary Focaccia

Rosemary Focaccia Bread, the most delicious homemade Italian bread that can be enjoyed as a side dish or just on its own. It's a lot easier to make than you think, and a lot tastier than any store-bought version. Full of flavour, and baked to perfection, my rosemary focaccia is a real treat.

Making bread is certainly an art. Good old days when we used to consume only freshly-baked homemade bread. I know it's easier to buy the ready-made one, but, although there's an abundance of choices out there, the quality is rather poor. And I can't even say cheap price either.

This traditional Italian bread is one of its kind. Baked to perfection, with olive oil being a key ingredient, and the rosemary bringing so much flavour, it's hard to have only one piece.

I was nearly in a carbs coma after eating way too much focaccia today, although I did enjoy every single mouthful. Back to my low-carb resolutions tomorrow, I hope.

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• What is focaccia?
• Ingredients used:
• Step-by-step photos and instructions
• Expert tips
• Other bread recipes
• Rosemary Focaccia

What is focaccia?

Focaccia is a flat Italian bread that has the texture of a pizza dough. It's beautifully fragrant, with rosemary being one of the most popular herb choice. Other common toppings are thyme, olives, cherry tomatoes, garlic, potatoes, grapes and so on.

Ingredients used:

• strong white bread flour - it's way better than regular plain flour when it comes to making bread
• yeast - I used fast-action dried yeast
• salt - any kind
• olive oil - I do not recommend any other vegetable oil for this recipe
• water
• rosemary - fresh of dried

Step-by-step photos and instructions

• First, sift the flour, add the yeast, salt and warm water, olive oil and knead well into a dough. Add more flour if necessary, we need a non-stick dough that is nicely stretched.
• Shape it into a dough, brush with olive oil and leave to prove until it doubles its size
• Roll it into a round, then leave to prove again on a baking tray until it rises beautifully
• Mix the oil, water and rosemary, pour it over the dough, then use your finger to poke it in several places
• Bake in the preheated oven at 220 degrees Celsius (430 Fahrenheit) for 20 minutes or until golden

Expert tips

Now, my recipe uses extra olive oil and water as a finishing touch before being baked. It's not a very common technique, but it works wonders, so I highly recommend this step.

Other bread recipes

Soda bread

Crusty White Bread

Sandwich Bread

Potato Bread

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