How to Make Garden Focaccia
Jenna Inaba, our Uniform Designer, shows us how to make gourmet-quality, garden focaccia bread. Roll up your sleeves and let's get baking!
INGREDIENTS:
Step 1
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 2 cups lukewarm water
- 2 ½ tablespoons olive oil for greasing
- Seasonal vegetables
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 1
Make the dough: Mix flour, yeast, and 2 teaspoons of kosher salt. Add the water. Using a spatula, mix ingredients until they form a sticky dough. Rub the surface of the dough with ½ tablespoon of olive oil. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and leave it in the fridge overnight to proof for 12-18 hours.
Step 2
Step 2
Drizzle ½ tablespoon of olive oil and massage the dough. Fold the dough about seven times to make sure the oil is mixed. Pour a tablespoon of olive oil to grease the 9 x 13 pan. Then transfer your dough to the pan and let rest for an hour for the second proof.
Step 3
Step 3
Cut and prep seasonal vegetables while the dough is resting.
Step 4
Step 4
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Drizzle a tablespoon of olive oil and massage dough. Using your fingers, press down to make dimples. Sprinkle ½ teaspoon of kosher salt and add your seasonal vegetables.
Step 5
Step 5
Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and transfer focaccia to a cooling rack. Cool for 15 minutes before cutting.
Enjoy!
Aloha! Just found your website! Thank you for showing us how to make the delicious focaccia bread – it’s so good to have this recipe so I’ll be able to make it myself! Love focaccia bread!
What other recipes do you have?
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