Paul Hollywood makes his famous focaccia l GMA

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats while being more affordable.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: canned olives

Green olives are lower in calories and canned options are budget-friendly.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs maintain flavor and are often less expensive.

Add flour to a large bowl.

Add a little bit of salt and yeast to the flour, avoiding direct contact between the salt and yeast.

Pour in a good glug of olive oil.

Add a larger glug of water.

Use your hands to mix the ingredients until they start to come together into a ball.

Leave the dough to rest for about 30 minutes.

After resting, manipulate the dough again.

Let the dough rise for about 1.5 to 2 hours at room temperature, or longer in the fridge.

Once risen, place the dough into a well-oiled baking tray, spreading it out to cover the bottom.

Let the dough rise again for at least 30 minutes.

Press in the vegetables (tomatoes, olives, onions) into the dough.

Sprinkle with oregano and salt.

Bake in the oven at 400°F for about 25 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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