How to Bake the Best Focaccia Bread You've Ever Tasted

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds more nutrients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

Mix 1⅔ cups water with 3 tsp. fresh yeast or 1½ tsp. dry yeast.

Add 4 cups bread flour and 2 tsp. salt, and mix until there's no more dry flour.

Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and mix to incorporate.

Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.

With wet hands, stretch the 4 sides of the dough and fold to the center.

Lift the dough and slap it back down (technique called 'lift and slap').

Cover and let rest for another 30 minutes.

Repeat the stretching and folding process, then let it rest for 10 minutes.

Grease the pan generously with olive oil.

Transfer the dough into the pan and drizzle with a little olive oil, then massage it to spread.

Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.

Prepare ¼ cup olives, dimple the focaccia with fingers, sprinkle with a little water and coarse salt on top.

Bake at 440°F (230°C) for 20 minutes.

Transfer the focaccia to a cooling rack.

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