Garden Focaccia Recipe - Bread Art

Jyneelle makes a garden focaccia. a version of a her focaccia recipe from her days as a pastry chef at Chaud restaurant. Garden Focaccia is a fun bread recipe you can make at home with the kids that allows you to utilize different vegetables and herbs to make amazing bread art. For inspiration check out this board on Pinterest.

Garden Focaccia

Ingredients

2 cups water
1/4 cup sugar
1 3/4 tbsp yeast
1/2 cup olive oil
2tbsp salt
4 cups flour
Extra olive oil for topping
Vegetables eg olives, capers, peppers, herbs for topping Garden Focaccia (optional)

Directions

Place water, sugar and yeast in a bowl to activate the yeast. Leave for about 10 minutes or until it is bubbly.
Add in oil, flour and salt. Mix until a loose dough is formed. Set aside to rise in a warm place for about an hour or until doubled in size.
After an hour transfer onto a half sheet tray or a large pan with parchment.
Spread the dough out evenly in the pan and dimple it with your fingers. A little extra olive oil helps with stretching the dough and having it stay off your fingers
Top the focaccia as desired with toppings.
Allow the bread to proof again for about half hour
Bake the bread at 415 f or 212C for about 25 minutes or until golden.
Remove the bread from the oven and allow it to cool a little before cutting and serving.