Summer Focaccia Bread

Enjoy some tasty, versatile Focaccia Bread with F. Oliver's Olive Oil. Perfect for a summer picnic or a meaningful dinner with family & friends.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Italian

Cook Time 25

Servings

2 1/4 - 2 3/4 cup All Purpose Flour
1 package Active Dry Yeast 2 1/4 tsp of yeast
1 tsp F. Oliver's Rosemary Flake Salt or F. Oliver's Original Flake Salt
1 cup Warm Water 120 - 130 degrees F
2 tbsp F. Oliver's Tuscan Garden Olive Oil (or any F. Oliver's Olive Oil heaping tbsp
1 Egg
Other Herbs to taste
Any Toppings Recommended: peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, and a bit of shredded cheese

In a bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of the flour, undissolved yeast, herbs, and salt. Stir gently.
Stir in the 1 cup of warm water and F. Oliver's Olive Oil into the dry ingredients.
Stir in the egg and enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough (it may exceed the 2 1/4 cup mentioned; it depends on the humidity of the environment).
Once well incorporated, cover for 10 minutes.
Uncover after 10 minutes and with lightly oiled hands, spread the dough into a baking pan (9 x 13 in) or cast iron pan.
Add any desired toppings like veggies or cheese.
Cover loosely with plastic wrap and allow dough to rise for 15 - 30 minutes until it is almost doubled in size. You want the dough to be warm, you can set it near your oven.
Preheat oven while dough is rising to 400 degrees F.
Once the dough has risen, bake at 400 degrees F for about 25 minutes or until done.
Let cool on a wire rack and serve warm or dip into an F. Oliver's Flavor Infused Aged Balsamic.