Soft Delicious Focaccia Bread

This recipe for cast iron skillet focaccia bread combines traditional techniques with modern convenience, resulting in a soft, delicious and easy-to-make bread.

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Course: Accompaniment, Breads

Cuisine: American, IItalian

Keyword: Easy Bread Recipes, Foccacia Bread Recipes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 25

Proof Time: 3 30

Total Time: 4 5

Servings: Servings

Calories: 241kcal

Author: Julietkitchen By Chef Yasmin

Equipment

1 Cast Iron Skillet round
glass mixing bowl

Ingredients

500 grams all purpose flour
375 grams water
10 grams kosher salt
5 grams instant yeast
65 grams extra virgin olive oil

For dimpling and topping:

fresh rosemary or whatever toppings you prefer
extra virgin olive oil for dimpling

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Instructions

Make the Dough:

In a large glass mixing bowl, combine, flour, water, salt and yeast. Mix into a soft sticky dough.
500 grams all purpose flour, 375 grams water, 10 grams kosher salt, 5 grams instant yeast
Add in the olive oil in 2 batches and work it into the dough after each addition. Knead for 2 to 3 minutes. Leave the sticky dough in the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and optionally with a kitchen towel draped over it.
65 grams extra virgin olive oil
Let the dough ferment for 3 hours. Fold the dough 3 times durning the first 1 1/2 hours - i.e. fold the dough every 30 minutes. Keep the dough covered after each fold. Once the folds are completed, let the dough finish rising for 1 1/2 remaining hours.
Note: The dough will become less sticky and more pliable after each fold and it will double in size.

Preheat the oven 450F degrees:

Transfer the dough to a cast iron skillet. Use your fingers or knuckles to dimple the dough and spread it out to fill the pan. Add the olive oil and rosemary (or your favorite toppings) while dimpling. Cover the pan loosely with a kitchen towel. Final proof for 30 minutes.
fresh rosemary , extra virgin olive oil
Transfer the pan with the dough to the oven. Bake 10 to 15 minutes. Turn down the oven temperature to 400F degrees and continue baking the bread for 10 minutes. Carefully transfer the focaccia to a cooling rack. Serve warm with your favorite additional toppings or dips.
Note: the focaccia should be nice and golden and it should sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.

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