Rosemary Focaccia, a 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?
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.
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Rosemary Focaccia
Ingredients
- 325 g strong white bread flour
- 2 teaspoon dried fast-action yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 200 ml warm water
to finish:
- 30 ml warm water
- 30 ml olive oil
- 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
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Instructions
- In a large bowl, sift the flour, add the yeast, salt, water and oil, and knead well into a dough for at least 5 minutes.
- Add more flour if necessary, until the dough no longer sticks to the hands and is stretchy.
- Brush with olive oil, cover with a clean towel, and leave to prove for 2 hours or until it doubles in size.
- Use a rolling pin to roll into a circle, then transfer to a baking tray and leave to prove again for at least 30 minutes.
- Mix the warm water with oil and rosemary, and drizzle it over the dough.
- Use your finger to poke the dough in several places
- Bake in the preheated oven at 220 degrees Celsius (430 Fahrenheit) for 20 minutes or until golden.
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Notes
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Roslia santamaria says
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing post!!!
Daniela Anderson says
Thank you!
Eli says
Oh my, homemade focaccia!! Drooling...
Daniela Apostol says
Thank you ?
It's such a delicious bread
Mila says
I can imagine how it's wonderful to stay at home, bake this aromatic bread and then enjoy it, when outside such snowy but beautiful view! 🙂
Focaccia looks really incredibly delicious, Daniela! 🙂
Daniela Apostol says
Thank you, Mila! It is delicious indeed.
Silvia says
Arata nemaipomenit 🙂 Voi face din nou focaccia, nu ma pot satura cat de buna este painea asta.
Daniela Apostol says
Multumesc! Este tare buna, ador rozmarinul. ?
Bespoke Traveler says
So happy you had a proper getaway from the world for a little bit. Your delicious looking bread is a warm welcome back.
Daniela Apostol says
Thank you, it was a very nice holiday! ?