Garlic Focaccia Bread with Olives
Garlic Focaccia Bread with Olives is a homemade Italian bread which is chewy and soft in the center with a mega crisp exterior with garlic flavored olive oil oozes down and infused every bite.
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water
- 1/2 tsp sugar or honey
- 1 packet 2 1/4 tsp active-dry yeast
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling
- 2 garlic cloves finely minced
- 1 tbsp mixed herbs
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Infuse olive oil with garlic and fresh herbs. This simple step makes the bread unbelievably delicious.
- Mix yeast with warm water and honey. This wakes up the yeast so that it is ready to help the dough rise.
- Add the flour, salt, and some of the garlic herb oil to the yeast mixture, and then knead the dough 10 to 15 times.
- Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a greased mixing bowl, and cover with a damp towel. Let the dough rest in a warm location for 45-60 minutes, or until it has doubled in size.
- Add the dough to a small sheet pan or baking dish and add dimples to the top of the dough and top with the remaining garlic herb oil and olives.
- Cover and let the dough continue to rise for another 20 minutes.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until the dough is slightly golden and cooked through.
- Remove from the oven, and drizzle with a little more olive oil if desired. Slice, and serve warm.
Notes
- Always use warm water to bloom the yeast and it wakes up the yeast so that it is ready to help the dough rise.
- It shouldn’t be too hot or too cold. Allow to rise the dough in a warm place.
- For the BEST flavor, let the dough rest in the refrigerator overnight.