Italian focaccia recipe - classic dinner bread, fluffy appetizer
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.
Equipment
Ingredients
Yeast dough
- 400 g all purpose flour
- 7 g instant yeast
- 260 ml water, still (lukewarm)
- 2 tsp fine salt
- 1 pinch sugar
- 22 g olive oil
Topping
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 dried tomatoes
- 25 olives
- 5 branches rosemary
- 2 tbsp herb spice
- 1 tbsp coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Place flour, yeast, warm water, fine salt, sugar and olive oil in a stand mixer and knead until a smooth dough forms.400 g all purpose flour7 g instant yeast260 ml water, still2 tsp fine salt1 pinch sugar22 g 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 tomatoes25 olives2 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 spice1 tbsp coarse sea salt5 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
Calories: 89kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 493mgPotassium: 64mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 49IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
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