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An overhead photo of a facaccia loaf on top of a cooling rack.

Focaccia Bread Recipe

Focaccia, one of the best bread recipes! Super crunchy, fresh and totally worth making! 

Course Comfort Food
Cuisine Italian
Keyword focaccia recipe, homemade bread, homemade focaccia
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
proving time 2 hours
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 people
Calories 268 kcal
Author Nicolas

Ingredients

  • 1 sachet of yeast 7g
  • 350 ml tepid water
  • 565 g plain flour plus extra for dusting
  • A generous pinch of salt
  • Olive oil
  • 4-5 sprig of rosemary, leaves stripped off
  • Flaked sea salt

Instructions

  1. Whisk the warm water and the yeast together. 

  2. Pour your flour out onto a flat, clean surface and then make a well. Pour your yeasty water into the well and add a generous pinch of salt. use your fingers to slowly incorporate the flour into the water. Once a rough dough starts to form, start kneading it. Knead for 10-15 minutes until smooth and elastic. Add a touch more flour if needed. 

  3. Put the dough into a large bowl, lightly dust with flour and cover with a damp cloth. Prove for 1 hour. 

  4. Grease a deep baking tray with olive oil. Knead the dough again to quickly knock out the gas. Put the dough in the baking tray and use your palm to spread the dough out to the edges. Rub some olive oil on top, sprinkle over your rosemary leaves, then push your fingers in the dough to make pumps and dips. Sprinkle the dough lightly with the flaked salt.

  5. Cover the tray with the damp cloth and prove for another hour. Pre-heat your oven to 230 degrees C (450 degrees F) about halfway through the proving. 

  6. Remove the damp cloth then put the dough in the oven. After 10 minutes, turn the heat down to 190 degrees C (370 degrees F) and bake for a further 30 minutes. 

  7. Once the bread is baked, let it cool, remove from the tray and enjoy! 

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

  • If you want to freeze the bread, I would cut it into slices first before putting into the freezer. 
Nutrition Facts
Focaccia Bread Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 268 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 0.5g3%
Sodium 413mg18%
Potassium 112mg3%
Carbohydrates 53.6g18%
Fiber 3.2g13%
Sugar 1.1g1%
Protein 7.7g15%
Calcium 30mg3%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.