Hey there, today we have come up with the very delicious and full of herbs focaccia bread. This is my all-time favorite bread. Easy to make and it can do with any cuisine.
It is perfectly soft and fluffy and satisfyingly chewy. We have used a lot of fresh and dry herbs in our focaccia.
The best part of focaccia is that you can do a lot of experiments with this. Like in my bread I have used oregano and dill, but you can go with your favorite herbs also.
It’s very easy to make by your hands or if you have a stand mixer you can use that too. We can give this bread any desired shape. We can bake it in even in a baking dish or in a baking tray. It totally depends on you.
There are few things which you should always keep in your mind. Yeast should be activated naively, if somehow you feel that your yeast is not activated please buy the new packet. Otherwise, your bread will be very dense and hard.
You should knead your dough gently. It will take 9-10 minutes to get the perfect dough but I can assure you that it will turn out in great focaccia bread. Kneading helps in releasing additional bubbles. it helps in redistributing the yeast cells, sugar, and moisturizer so that they can ferment and rise the dough during the proofing stage.
Resting the bread is another important step as the proofing stage is very important for the dough.
I love to eat this bread with labneh, it looks a little weird but seriously tries it you will love it. But anyway you can have it with olive oil dip drizzle on it.
Focaccia Bread
For the bread:
- 6 tbsp warm milk
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 tsp butter
- ¾ tsp dry oregano
- ¼ tsp dry dill
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp olive oil for covering dough
For the topping:
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes (half sliced)
- ¼ cup olives (half sliced)
- ¼ cup jalapenos
- ¼ cup rosemary
For the dip:
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp basil (chopped)
- ¼ tsp black pepper (crushed)
- Take a medium-size bowl and add warm milk, yeast, and sugar it. Mix them well and keep them aside for 5 minutes to let yeast activated.
- Take a separate bowl, add flour, salt, oregano, dill, and butter. Mix them with your hands. Now add yeast to it. Mix them well and knead them with your palm for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Put the olive oil on the top of the dough, and again knead it for a minute. Tuck, the dough put it in a bowl. Cover the bowl with cling wrap and put it in a warm place. Let the dough rest for 1 hour for proofing. Your dough must be double in size.
- After an hour take out the dough and place it on the baking tray or dish lined with parchment paper. With the help of your knuckles make a deep dent.
- Now place tomatoes, olives, and jalapenos in order to make your bread beautiful. then sprinkle a little more olive on the top of the bread loaf. Again cover the dish with help of cling wrap and keep it resting in a warm place for two to three hours for proofing.
- Heat the oven at 190 degrees celsius. remove the cling wrap from the dish and keep the bread loaf for baking. Let the bread bake for 15-20 minutes or until the dough is slightly golden and cooked through.
Method to make the dip
- Take a small bowl put olive oil, basil, and black pepper. Mix all the ingredients, drizzle this dip on the bread and serve it warm.
