The Best Focaccia Recipe
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No need for laborious kneading or shapping...
this focaccia recipe is so easy!

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Level: Beginner
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Proofing Time: 12 - 24 hours

Focaccia is a flat leavened oven-baked Italian bread. In some contemporary places, such as Rome, it is a style of pizza, also called pizza bianca. Focaccia may be served as a side dish or as sandwich bread and it may be round, rectangular, or square shape.
When perfectly cooked, it is perfectly crunchy and golden-brown on the outside and soft, light, and airy on the inside! 😙👌🏽
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For this recipe you will need:
Instructions:

Step 1: Mix flour, salt, yeast and water in a big mising bowl using a spatula until combine. Once combined to shape a loose ball, coat with a tablespoon of olive oil.
Step 2: Cover the bowl with a damp cloth. Place in the refrigerator for 12 to 24 hours to allow for the dough to slow rise.
Step 3: Poor 2 tablespoons of oil into a flat oven proof 9x13" tray. Remove dough from fridge. Gently, pull sides of dough away from the bowl and fold into the centre to create the gluten like structures. Once a ball of dough has formed, move the dough into the oiled tray.
Step 4: Cover dough in tray with a damp cloth and set in a warn place to proof for 2-4 hours.
Step 5: Once the dough looks to have flattened but also grown and produced air bubbles, poke the dough with the tips of your fingers. Use the remaining olive oil to cover the dough. Garnish with course seasalt and rosemary.
Step 6: Bake the focaccia at 190 degrees for 20-30 minutes until underside is golden brown and crisp.