Easy Homemade Rosemary Focaccia makes the most delicious sandwiches and is heavenly along side a bowl of soup. You are going to fall in love and make this all year long!
This thick Italian flat bread is chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside and full of flavor. There’s something about focaccia that just makes me feel good inside. It is kind of intimidating to think about making it yourself. How can I produce such exquisite bread at home? The answer is that it is a lot easier than you probably ever thought.
You can use this base recipe and top it with a myriad of flavor/topping combinations, or even use it to make a flat bread. I like to sprinkle mine with rosemary, sea salt, and a little cracked pepper. We eat it plain, dip it in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, or even use it to make the most delicious sandwiches. We just put a little deli sliced lunch meat, cheese, maybe some avocado slices and whatever sauce we’re currently fixated on and ta-da…put it on delicious focaccia bread and you’ve got yourself a sandwich that will have you groaning with delight. I also use this bread to make Pressed Italian Picnic Sandwiches. Let me tell you, they are something special!
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Mine came out too thin and overcooked. I suggest:
1) Roll it out to about an inch rather than 1/2 inch
2) Turn the oven to about 400 rather than 425
3) If you don’t have a proper peel, DO NOT use a regular wooden cutting board. My smoke alarm went off and the board is burnt. You’d be better off just using a cookie sheet.
4) Don’t skimp on the cornmeal to line your pan.
Oh goodness, it sounds like you had a bit of trouble. I really hope you didn’t try and bake the bread on a cutting board or pizza peel. Those are just tools for getting the bread onto a baking stone and are not to be baked with.
This bread is fantastic! I’ve made it a few times, and customised it with great success. Adding halved cherry tomatoes before baking makes a sweeter option, and putting garlic in with the olive oil is simply divine! Thank you for the recipe. I’ll be making another batch this morning!
Looks Yummy. Could the dough be made in a bread machine on the dough setting?
Yes, but I recommend removing it from the bread machine to rise. Bread machines give added heat making the rising time unpredictable.
This is exactly my intention ! to have it all year long ! Thank You !