Focaccia is a flat Italian bread which is usually topped with olive oil and herbs. For more information on Focaccia, read here. I have book marked this very easy recipe from Tracey. She calls this as no fuss Focaccia. The recipe is so simple with minimum ingredients. Yesterday I tried it and it came out great. It had a thin crispy crust and soft interior. My daughter liked it a lot. I just applied butter and sprinkled some sugar on top. She just loved it. I halved the original recipe and I got a small a Focaccia which I cut into 6 squares. It was gone within 30 minutes. I am giving you the halved recipe below.
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Procedure: 1. Grease a 9″ * 5 1/2″ tray with oil and drizzle 1/2tbs olive oil over the oil layer. 2. In a wide bowl, mix flour, water, yeast, salt and 1 1/2tbs oil and prepare a sticky dough. Use a wooden spoon to mix. 3. Transfer the dough to tray. Oil your finger tips and press the dough into the sides and corners. Level the dough. 4. Cover with a wrap and allow it to rise for 1 hour. 5. When double in size, Oil your finger tip and make dimples on the surface. This is to ensure that the bread remains flat during baking. 6. Coat the top with the remaining olive oil and sprinkle the herbs. 7. Preheat oven to 175C. Bake for 30-35 minutes or till the crust is brown in colour. 8. Remove to a wire rack and let it cool for 5 minutes. 9. Remove the bread from the tray and cool it completely on the wire rack.
Photo Tutorial:
Press the prepared dough on the tray
After rising, apply oil and sprinkle it with herbs
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Lovely recipe Gayathri… New recipe for me..so will try it out.. The clicks are so tempting… Photo tutorial is very helpful.. The bread looks so yummy and inviting… Best Wishes Rujuta http://theworldaccordingtorujuta.blogspot.com/
This one is simple all rite…Im a fan of italian recipes..Looks perfectly baked & I would love to try this out sometime..Thx for sharing…;) Prathima Rao Prats Corner
Hi Sowndarya, as this is instant yeast, you don’t have to mix it with warm water. You can add it directly to the flour. Only dry yeast needs activation..
This has been a long time dream. Will try this soon
its very new to me.surely it wud have treated ur palette well….thanks for sharing
Bookmarked ..I love the smell of oregano and basil in breads… will surely try it..
looks perfect and neat pictures..
perfect baked and yummy bread
good recipe. thank you.
Lovely recipe Gayathri…
New recipe for me..so will try it out..
The clicks are so tempting…
Photo tutorial is very helpful..
The bread looks so yummy and inviting…
Best Wishes
Rujuta
http://theworldaccordingtorujuta.blogspot.com/
Perfect bake and looks very delicious. Why don’t you increase the size of the tutorial images. It will be stunning.
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Am an addict to this Italian breads, they came out super prefect and fabulous..
This one is simple all rite…Im a fan of italian recipes..Looks perfectly baked & I would love to try this out sometime..Thx for sharing…;)
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
Nice one.
Looks gud …nice one
Gayathri, you are becoming a queen of baking!!!!! looks great
bookmarked- I am going to try this soon…Love the look and softness of it!
wonderful recipe!!
Perfectly baked yummy bread,looks so good.
Perfect!! shall try it out someday!
Delicious slice out there in pics..SO perfect ..
Hey Gayu,
They look so soft and delish…:)
Dr.Sameena@
http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/
Simple and tasty recipe gayatri. I’ve book marked the recipe 🙂
Wow – looks great!
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Looks great Gayathri..I have been wanting to make this for a long time..
Gayathri, bread looks perfect!
Delicious and fluffy foccacia.
Wow wow woww that looks os perfectly baked and soft nice one…
Wow. This looks so fluffy.
wow perfectly baded bread …my long time dream to start using a oven …never got a chance …
I cannot agree more on Tracey’s no fuss foccacia.Also it looks so nice and crisp on the outside and crumbly and chewy on the inside 🙂
woowww the bread looks so nice. love foccacia.. love it gayathri…
It looks so soft and chewy. Bookmarked!!!
Looks very yummy.Must have tasted great with all those herbs
Hi. Does the yeast have to be mixed in warm water and let remain for some time before mixing with flour. I am new to baking. Please explain. Thanks
Hi Sowndarya, as this is instant yeast, you don’t have to mix it with warm water. You can add it directly to the flour. Only dry yeast needs activation..
Can we use wheat flour to make this??
Yes, you can. Just swap maida with wheat flour.