Focaccia: Yeasted Flat Bread

Baked Italian Flat Bread With Garlic & Herbs

Focaccia is easy and quick to make, with a short rising time, and not much kneading required. It's delicious with soup or salad or anything you like!

Makes two 12 inch flat rounds or rectangles: This focaccia bread recipe can easily be doubled or tripled, and also makes an excellent pizza or calzoni crust, with or without the herbs and garlic.

Feel free to substitute a mixture of whole grain flours for half the white flour.

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Ingredients:

• 6 cups unbleached white bread flour
• OR 6 cups all purpose + 2 Tbsp gluten
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 Tbsp dried basil
• 1 Tbsp dried oregano
• 1 Tbsp dried marjoram
• 4 - 6 cloves garlic
• 1 1/2 tsp salt

• 2 1/3 cup warm water
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 2 envelopes dry yeast

Directions:

• 1. Heat 1/2 of the olive oil on low
• 2. Peel, stem and mince the garlic
• 3. Add 1/2 the garlic and 1/2 the herbs to the olive oil
• 4. Dissolve the sugar and yeast in the warm water, set aside until it foams

• 5. Measure the flour, add salt, rub in the olive oil and herbs
• 6. Add the yeast and water, mix together
• 7. Add more water as needed to make a flexible dough
• 8. Knead for about 10 minutes on a lightly floured surface, until smooth and elastic
• 9. Oil the dough lightly, and put in an oiled bowl to rise
• 10. Cover with a damp cloth and rise until doubled in size (approx 1 hour), in a warm spot, like the top of the fridge
• 11. Punch down, knead briefly, and divide into two balls
• 12. Gently heat the rest of the olive oil, herbs and garlic
• 13. Using a rolling pin or your hands, roll or press the balls of dough on a floured surface into 10 - 12" rounds or rectangles about 1/2" thick
• 14. Spread oil and herbs evenly over the bread, and sprinkle with salt
• 15. Place on baking sheets, cover and let rest 15 minutes
• 16. Preheat oven to 450 degrees
• 17. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes, until lightly browned
• 18. Remove from pan and cool on racks
• 19. If you can only bake one bread at a time, reserve one ball of dough, punch down and knead again and prep while the other one bakes

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