Making Focaccia Bread From ScratchĪs I mentioned above, focaccia bread is one of our favorite yeast breads to make at home. Just like when we season soups and sauces, it’s important to season bread dough. Salt and pepper make the bread taste amazing. You can use bread flour, but the bread will be a bit chewier. We also use yeast to make our favorite homemade pizza dough (the best).Īll-purpose flour is perfect for making focaccia bread. The warmth of the water and the sugar wake up the yeast. Yeast, warm water, and sugar help the bread rise and give it structure. If you don’t have access to fresh herbs, we have shared dried substitutes in the recipe below. In the photos below, I’ve also added some fresh thyme.

I love rosemary focaccia, so I always use fresh rosemary. For the herbs, use what you love and have available to you. I use two cloves of garlic, but for a really garlicky bread, you can increase that. We have Partanna Extra Virgin Olive Oil in our kitchen and love it.įresh garlic and herbs are essential for perfect garlic focaccia.

You don’t need to spend lots of money, just use the olive oil you enjoy. I truly believe that the secret to the best focaccia bread is using a great-tasting olive oil. It adds to the texture as well as the flavor of the bread. Focaccia Ingredients, ExplainedĮxtra-virgin olive oil is what makes focaccia taste so unbelievably delicious. This focaccia bread recipe is very simple to make – no fancy equipment is needed at all. Thanks to the ingredients, it’s also naturally vegan. It has a crisp outside and soft inside, and is perfect to serve with dinner, soups, stews, or even sliced in half and used for sandwiches. Related: If you’re out of yeast, try making our soft and fluffy no yeast flatbread Focaccia Bread, Our Favorite Yeast Bread to Make at Homeįocaccia is our favorite yeast bread to make at home.

1 tsp dried thyme to fresh