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Homemade Foccacia Bread

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This homemade foccacia bread bakes up with crisp olive oil edges, a soft airy center, and a golden rosemary top. It’s simple enough for a relaxed baking day but still looks like something you’d proudly set beside soup, pasta, or a snack board.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Rise Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
  • 2 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 2 teaspoons fine sea salt
  • 1 3/4 cups warm water about 105°F to 110°F
  • 1 tablespoon honey or sugar
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil for the dough and pan

Topping

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon flaky salt

Instructions
 

  • Add the flour, instant yeast, and fine sea salt to a large bowl.
  • Stir the warm water and honey or sugar together in a measuring cup.
  • Pour the water mixture into the flour mixture.
  • Mix with a sturdy spoon until no dry flour remains.
  • Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over the dough.
  • Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for 20 minutes.
  • Stretch one side of the dough up, then fold it over.
  • Turn the bowl and repeat the stretch-and-fold step three more times.
  • Cover the bowl and let the dough rise for 60 to 90 minutes.
  • Coat a 9-by-13-inch pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
  • Move the dough into the pan with oiled hands.
  • Let the dough rise in the pan for 45 to 60 minutes.
  • Heat the oven to 425°F.
  • Dimple the dough with your fingers.
  • Add 1 tablespoon olive oil over the top.
  • Sprinkle the dough with chopped fresh rosemary and flaky salt.
  • Bake for 22 to 28 minutes, until deep golden.
  • Let the foccacia bread rest for 10 minutes before cutting.