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    Easy Focaccia Bread

    Published: Nov 2, 2019 · Modified: Mar 7, 2020 by Anna 8 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Easy Focaccia Bread - the best and easiest recipe for homemade focaccia with garlic and Parmesan cheese. It's baked in a sheet pan and done in 40 minutes.

    Homemade bread is the best, just like my Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits or the Best Easy Dinner Rolls.

    Focaccia Bread slices on a white plate.

    I am currently obsessed with this super easy Focaccia Bread, which takes only 40 minutes to make and it bakes in a sheet pan. It's perfect served with pasta or soup or even topped with pizza toppings! This Focaccia Bread is baked in a 13"x9" sheet pan. It makes a great amount for a family or if you have guests over. No need for breadsticks or rolls. This bread is so easy and quick to make. With my simple tips, you will make the best focaccia bread every single time!

    Ingredients:

    • all-purpose flour
    • water
    • sugar
    • yeast
    • salt
    • olive oil

    Step by step instructions

    This no-knead focaccia bread recipe is very simple to make. Make basic yeast dough, shape in a baking sheet pan, let it rise while your oven preheats and then bake.

    Step 1: yeast

    • Pour warm tap water into a bowl and stir in sugar.
    • Sprinkle yeast and stir in.
    • Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes OR until you see the yeast form a foam on the surface (photo on the left).
    • Add 2 cups flour, one cup at a time, and stir in after each addition. The dough should be smooth (photo on the right).
    Step 1 of making focaccia bread.

    Step 2: flour

    • Add oil and salt and stir in.
    • Sprinkle 1/4 cup over the dough and stir in.
    • Once the dough is starting to pull away from the sides and forms a ball, place it on a floured surface.
    Step 2 of making focaccia.

    Step 3: shape

    • Form the dough into a ball, adding more flour if it still feels sticky.
    • Shape into a rectangle.
    Step 3 of making easy focaccia bread.

    Step 4: Bake

    • Place dough in a baking pan and push with your fingers to fill the pan.
    • Let it rise on your stove, while the oven preheats. The dough will rise during this time.
    • Make indentations with your fingers, drizzle olive oil and hot water over the dough. You can sprinkle it with Italian seasoning and garlic powder. If you are using fresh garlic, wait till the focaccia is baked.
    • Bake for exactly 20 minutes. Remove from the oven. Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, brush with olive oil mixed with fresh garlic. Let cool and slice.
    Step 4 of making focaccia bread.

    Expert tips

    • yeast: make sure your yeast is fresh; 90% of failed yeast dough is caused by old yeast
    • warm water and sugar: yeast loves sweet warm water; it is the best environment for it to bloom (create foam on the surface)
    • flour: make sure to properly measure out the flour otherwise you will add too much and the focaccia won't rise well and it will be flat. Fluff the flour in the container you store it in. I use a whisk to do that. Next, spoon it out into your measuring cup. Level off the top and use it in the recipe.
    • stirring the dough: each time you add flour, stir the dough until it is smooth. You do not need to knead this dough so stirring it until it is smooth is important.
    • oil the pan: it will prevent the focaccia from sticking to the baking pan.
    • hot water drizzle: it helps create a flaky delicious top. It evaporates during baking and creates the best top.

    What to serve it with?

    My favorite dish to serve with focaccia is definitely pasta but it is also perfect with soups:

    • Instant Pot Spaghetti
    • Garlic Mushroom Shrimp Pasta
    • Bacon Mushroom Chicken Alfredo
    • Spaghetti alla Carbonara
    • Roasted Tomato Soup
    • Instant Pot Potato Soup
    • Easy Lasagna Soup

    Storing

    The best way to store leftover focaccia bread is in an air-tight container. It will prevent it from drying.

    Toppings:

    • garlic and Parmesan cheese mixed with melted butter
    • rosemary, thyme, oregano mixed with olive oil
    • roasted garlic and olives placed on focaccia dough just before baking
    Slices of Focaccia bread on plate.

    More easy bread recipes:

    • Skillet Rolls
    • The Best Pizza Dough
    • Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits
    • The Best Easy Dinner Rolls
    • No-Knead Bread

    For more recipes like this one, feel free to browse our Bread Category.

    If you like this recipe and make it, snap a photo and share it on INSTAGRAM! Tag me @crunchycreamysweet so I can check it out and leave a comment! 😀

    Focaccia Bread slices on a white plate.

    Easy Focaccia Bread

    Author: Anna
    This easy Focaccia Bread recipe makes the best and easiest homemade focaccia with garlic and Parmesan cheese. It's baked in a sheet pan and done in 40 minutes.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course bread
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 5 people
    Calories 316 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1.25 cup warm tap water not hot
    • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
    • 2 teaspoons yeast active dry
    • 3 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
    • 3 tablespoons hot water

    Instructions
     

    • Pour water into a large mixing bowl. Add sugar and stir until almost dissolved.
    • Add yeast and stir in. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes OR until the yeast forms a foam on the surface. If it doesn't, your yeast is old and you need fresh yeast.
    • Add 1 cup of flour and stir in until the mixture is smooth. It will be runny.
    • Add another cup of flour and stir in. Stir for 2 to 3 more minutes. The dough should be smooth.
    • Add olive oil and salt and stir in.
    • Sprinkle 1/2 cup of flour over the dough and stir in. Continue until the dough is starting to shape a ball and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
    • Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Shape into a ball. Add more flour if it still feels sticky.
    • Shape gently into a rectangle.
    • Lightly oil the bottom of 13"x9" baking sheet pan.
    • Place the dough in a pan and gently spread, pushing with your fingers.
    • Place the dough on your stovetop (turned off) and start preheating the oven to 400 degrees F. The dough will rise during this time.
    • Gently make indentations in the focaccia with your fingers.
    • Drizzle olive oil over the dough and drizzle hot water over the dough, especially on the edges.
    • Place focaccia in the oven on the center rack and bake for 20 minutes.
    • Remove from the oven, brush with melted butter with fresh garlic and sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
    • Let it cool, then slice.

    Notes

    1. Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate. Always use calorie counter you are familiar with.
    2. The best way to store leftover focaccia bread is in an air-tight container. It will prevent it from drying.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 316kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 4mg
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    1. Toni says

      November 03, 2019 at 1:23 pm

      5 stars
      I never dreamed I could make a bread like this! Your recipe was so easy to follow, you answered all my questions and it turned out fantastic!

      Reply
      • Anna says

        November 05, 2019 at 12:19 am

        Isn't it just the best? Thanks so much, Toni!

        Reply
    2. Lauren Kelly says

      November 03, 2019 at 11:19 am

      5 stars
      We made this last night with our spaghetti and meatballs and all of my kids LOVED it!

      Reply
      • Anna says

        November 05, 2019 at 12:19 am

        Yay! Bonus points for kiddos loving it! Thanks, Lauren!

        Reply
    3. ND says

      November 03, 2019 at 10:24 am

      5 stars
      We love Focacci bread, we like making flat sandwiches with it. This will take me back to our trip in Paris! Thank you!

      Reply
    4. Sarah Skaggs says

      November 03, 2019 at 9:52 am

      5 stars
      Yum!! I was surprised how easy this actually was. Loved it!

      Reply
      • Anna says

        November 05, 2019 at 12:20 am

        Thank you, Sarah!

        Reply
    5. Stephanie says

      November 02, 2019 at 4:40 pm

      5 stars
      One of my favorite bread recipes of all time! Perfect texture and perfect flavor...yum!!

      Reply

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