Our best focaccia recipe for the popular classic focaccia, the Ligurian flatbread made from yeast dough with olives, tomatoes, herbs and salt. The perfect introduction to dinner as an appetizer and starter with olive oil or butter with this Italian focaccia recipe.
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Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Waiting Time 1 hourhr
Baking time 20 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr25 minutesmins
Course Appetizer & Starter, Breads & Brioches, Pizza & Tarte
Cuisine Italian
Servings 20pieces
Calories 89kcal
Equipment
1 stand mixer
1 casserole dish
Ingredients
Yeast dough
400gall-purpose flour
7ginstant yeast
260mlwater(lukewarm)
2tspsalt
1pinchsugar
22golive oil
Topping
2tbspolive oil
6dried tomatoes
25olives
5branchesrosemary
2tbspherb spice
1tbspcoarse sea salt
Recipe-Instruction
Place flour, yeast, warm water, fine salt, sugar and olive oil in a stand mixer and knead until a smooth dough forms.
400 g (3 ⅕ cups) all-purpose flour
7 g (2 ¼ tsp) instant yeast
260 ml (1 cups) water
2 tsp salt
1 pinch (1 Prise) sugar
22 g (2 ½ tbsp) olive oil
Flour focaccia dough and let rise covered in a warm place for one hour. Start 60 minutes timer here
Grease the baking dish with olive oil and transfer the dough into the dish. Now press holes into the dough - either with a wooden spoon handle or with your fingers.
Now press alternately halved olives or finely chopped dried tomatoes into the holes. Now brush or pour olive oil over the dough so that the edges are also well saturated.
6 dried tomatoes
25 olives
2 tbsp olive oil
Finally, add herb seasonings, such as Italian herbs to the dough. Coarse sea salt can also be spread now, or when the focaccia is baked. For a special taste, add sprigs of thyme or rosemary to the dough.
2 tbsp herb spice
1 tbsp coarse sea salt
5 branches rosemary
Preheat the oven to 200 °C and let the dough rise a little while it is heating up.
Now let bread bake for about 20 minutes, until the top is lightly browned. Start 20 minutes timer here
Then let cool, if desired remove the branches and cut the focaccia into small squares. I always like to serve with a little olive oil and salt, salty butter, and the remaining olives and tomatoes.
Notes
Of course, you can also adapt the recipe to your own preferences and use, for example, only olives or only tomatoes. Also with the herbs one has the free choice which one uses and which one would like to omit gladly.If desired, you can sprinkle a little cheese on the focaccia, but this can also burn quickly.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Italian focaccia recipe - classic dinner bread, fluffy appetizer
Amount Per Serving
Calories 89Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 0.2g1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 493mg21%
Potassium 64mg2%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 0.4g0%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 49IU1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg0%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.