Focaccia Bread Recipe

Dough:
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups warm water
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp tsp salt
1 1/3 tsp fresh yeast
3 tbsp olive oil

Topping:
6 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic (pressed or grated)
2 tbsp chopped rosemary
1 tbsp sea salt
Cocktail tomatoes
spring onion
olives
herbs
red onion

Step 1: Mix water with honey & yeast. Let it rest for 10 minutes.

Step 2: Knead flour, salt, olive oil & the yeast-water mixture into a dough. Then leave to rise in a warm place for 1 hour.

Step 3: Mix all the topping ingredients & set aside for later.

Step 4: Wet your hands, pull the dough up on one side & fold in the middle. Repeat on all four sides. Then cover the dough & let it rest in a warm place for 1 hour. Repeat the process 3-4 times & leave to rise for one hour in between each time.

Step 5: Oil a baking tray with olive oil & place the dough in it. Oil your fingers & spread the dough with light pressure. Cover & leave to rest for one hour.

Step 6: Press your fingers into the dough. Then pour olive oil over the dough and into the made holes. Leave to rest for one hour, then add the toppings.

Step 7: Bake in the middle of the oven for about 25 minutes at 200°C (top/bottom heat)

Buon appetito!