Don't Worry, I Focaccia!
Focaccia Bread (A La the Nut)
At Chestnut, if you didn’t have time to eat a lot at staff meal, which was usually the case, we snacked on this bread when no one was looking. Enjoy! Note: I have updated the directions in the recipe from the video. 🙂
Equipment
- Mixing machine with dough hook
- Stainless steel bowl
- 9x13 Sheet pan
- Dough scraper
- Cooling rack
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups water, warm (86-90F)
- 2 tsp active dry yeast (For pizza 2.25)
- 2 ½-2 ¾ cups AP flour
- 1 tbsp chopped rosemary
- 1 ½ tsp Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
- Maldon salt
- Lots of olive oil
Instructions
- Heat your oven at 400 degrees.
- Add flour, yeast, salt and sugar into a separate bowl and mix with a whisk. Add the warm water to the mixer and on low speed add the dry ingredients with a dough hook for 1 minute, then on high for 3-5 minutes. The dough should be very wet, combined and start pulling away from the bowl.
- Using a dough scraper, pour dough in a very well oiled stainless steel bowl and cover with a plate. Put the bowl in a warm area on top of your stove to help proof the dough for 10 minutes.
- Pour 1/4 cup of olive oil onto a sheet pan. Pan should have a layer of olive oil on the bottom. Using the dough scraper again, pour the dough into the sheet pan. Spread out with your oily hands. Careful not to flatten the dough too much. Let proof on top of the oven for 7-10 more minutes. Dimple the top with pads of your fingers. Drizzle olive oil over the top of the dough and add Maldon salt, chopped rosemary and any other toppings (roasted garlic) you might want to use. Let proof on top of the oven for 5-10 more minutes. Careful not to over proof the dough.
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Turn the pan around slowly. There is a lot of olive oil in the pan and you don't want to spill it in the oven. Bake for another 10-12 minutes or until the top of your bread is golden brown. If you lift the bread, the bottom should have a really nice crispy bottom. Immediately, transfer the bread to a cooling rack and spread olive oil on top.
- Once the bread cools down, slice and serve warm.
Video
Notes
You can proof it in the pan just once instead of twice if you need to save time. Lasts about 2-3 days if it's not eaten up already. Put it in the toaster oven to reheat. Great sandwich bread or warm bread for salads.
