Focaccia Bread Recipe

Focaccia Bread

This recipe for Focaccia Bread serves 4 people.

Time required: 1 hour and 5 minutes
(50 minutes to prepare, then cook for 15 minutes)

Ingredients you'll need:

• 500 g Defiance White Bakers Flour
• 12 g salt, (1 1/2 teaspoons)
• 10 ml olive oil, (1 teaspoon)
• 300 ml water, (40 degrees celcius)
• ½ tsp crushed garlic
• 8 g instant dried yeast, (1 teaspoon)
• 2 g mixed herbs, 1 teaspoon

How to make Focaccia Bread:

1. Mix the yeast and water in a small bowl until yeast has dissolved. Put aside for 10 minutes.
2. Mix together the flour, salt, mixed herbs and garlic into a large bowl.
3. Pour in the yeast mixture and the olive oil, and gradually bring the mixture together using a wooden spoon.
4. Lightly flour the work surface and start kneading the dough until the dough until soft and elastic.
5. Place dough into an oiled bowl and cover. Leave aside until the dough has doubled in size.
6. This amount of dough is enough to make two large Focaccia. Cut the dough into two parts, roll out in a cuircular shape to a thickness of about 20mm. Place the dough onto a pizza tray to help hold its shape.
7. Let the dough prove for aobut 15 minutes then lightly brushwith olive oil and then place your toppings on.
8. Bake at 210 degrees celcius for about 15 minutes.

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