Easy and Delicious Focaccia Bread | Cooking Italian with Joe

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.

Welcome to the kitchen and introduction to focaccia bread.

Gather ingredients: 4 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour, 2.5 cups warm water, 2.5 teaspoons active dry yeast, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 bulb garlic, Sicilian flaky sea salt, fresh rosemary, and 1/4 cup extra virgin Italian olive oil.

In a container, mix 2 cups of warm water with a heaping tablespoon of salt and stir until dissolved.

In another container, dissolve 2.5 teaspoons of active dry yeast in 1/2 cup of lukewarm water, then add 1 tablespoon of honey and stir gently.

Set the yeast mixture aside to activate.

Sift 4 cups of flour into a large bowl.

After 10 minutes, make a well in the flour and pour in the dissolved yeast and salt water.

Mix the dough with a silicone bowl scraper, adjusting with more liquid or flour as necessary for consistency.

Let the dough rest for 5 minutes to hydrate the flour.

Prep the garlic by cutting the bulb into 15-20 pieces and peeling them.

Place the peeled garlic into a saucepan and add 1/4 cup of extra virgin Italian olive oil and a pinch of salt.

Cook the garlic on the lowest heat possible until softened, stirring occasionally.

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