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One Hour Skillet Focaccia

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One-Hour Skillet Focaccia - the best recipe for focaccia!  Easy yeast bread that's baked in a skillet and takes only 1 hour to make! Check out our tips and video on making a perfect focaccia every time! 

Baking with yeast is very easy, you just need to practice. This Focaccia is very simple, just like my No-Knead Bread or the popular Best Easy Dinner Rolls.

Skillet Focaccia with Parmesan cheese on top.

ONE-HOUR SKILLET FOCACCIA

This One-Hour Skillet Focaccia is super easy to make even though it requires yeast. You can make it in 1 hour: 20 minutes to prep, 20 minutes to let the dough rise in the pan and 20 minutes to bake. Center is flaky and light. The buttery and crunchy top is the perfect finish. The focaccia slips right out of the pan with ease. Slice it into wedges or squares and enjoy dipped into marinara sauce or along with a pasta dish. So how can we make an easy and fast focaccia based on a yeast dough? Well, there are two tricks to it. One, we place the dough in the pan and let it rise there. No need for a second bowl and more kneading and shaping. Two, we create a warm environment for the dough to rise by preheating the oven to 220 degrees F, turning it off and letting the covered skillet sit in there for 20 minutes.

One-Hour Skillet Focaccia Ingredients:

  • water
  • sugar
  • yeast
  • all-purpose flour
  • salt
  • olive oil
  • butter
  • Italian seasoning
  • Parmesan cheese

How to Make Skillet Focaccia in One Hour?

  • Start by preheating the oven to create a warm environment for the dough to rise quickly. Once it reaches the temperature, turn it off, but don't open the door.
  • Next, make the dough: combine warm water with sugar (this will feed the yeast), stir in yeast and let it sit for a few minutes. Once the yeast bubbles to the top and creates a foam, add the first cup of flour. Stir in well. Add salt and oil and mix in. Add the second cup of flour, a little bit at a time, and stir in well.
  • Shape the dough on a floured surface into a round roughly the same size as your skillet. You can use a rolling pin for that.
  • Place the dough in the pan and push to the sides. Cover with a kitchen towel and place in the warm oven for 20 minutes (Set the timer).

Step 1 and 2 of making cast iron skillet Focaccia bread.

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  • Once the dough is done rising, remove it from the oven and gently poke it with your fingers to create the signature indentations.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Brush or drizzle focaccia with butter, garlic, Parmesan mixture.
  • Bake until golden on top.

Step 3 and 4 to make Skillet Focaccia.

Do I need a cast iron skillet to make this focaccia?

I highly recommend a cast-iron skillet for this recipe. It is oven safe and will create a thin crispy layer on the bottom.  If you don't have a cast-iron skillet, use a baking cake pan.

Skillet Focaccia Variations:

  • herbs: you can add fresh herbs like rosemary, thyme and even basil to the dough before baking or mix with butter and brush the focaccia after it comes out of the oven.
  • sweet: top with fresh berries or sprinkle with cinnamon sugar before baking.
  • savory: place sliced olive and fresh herbs on the risen dough before baking.

Slices of focaccia on white plate.

Expert Tips for the Best Skillet Focaccia:

  • mixing: make sure to really mix well the dough, especially after each flour addition. You can use a stand mixer with a dough attachment, but I use a wooden spoon and a lot of elbow grease. Your focaccia will be fluffy if you don't skip this step.
  • oil the skillet: make sure to oil the cast iron skillet before placing the dough in the pan. It will prevent sticking and ensure a beautiful bottom crust.
  • yeast: make sure your yeast is fresh. Old yeast won't foam up and won't produce a perfect final product

Skillet Focaccia in cast iron skillet sliced into pieces.

More Recipes with Yeast:

  • Best Pizza Dough
  • English Muffin Bread
  • Whole-Wheat No-Knead Bread

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Skillet Focaccia with Parmesan cheese on top.

One Hour Skillet Focaccia

Author: Anna
This easy focaccia takes only 1 hour to make. Perfect side for your pasta dish or your favorite soup.
Instructions and shortcuts: Crunchy Creamy Sweet blog original.
4.95 from 34 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
rising time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 252 kcal
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Ingredients
 
 

for the dough:

  • ¾ c warm water
  • ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon yeast I used active dry
  • 2 tablespoon olive or canola oil
  • 2 c all-purpose flour divided
  • ½ teaspoon salt

for the Parmesan butter brush:

  • 3 tablespoon unsalted or salted butter melted
  • 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
  • ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning

Instructions
 

  • Place water and sugar in a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer. Stir until sugar dissolves.
  • Sprinkle yeast over the water and stir few times. Let sit until foamy ( about 5 minutes).
  • Turn the mixer on low speed and add 1 cup of flour and salt. Mix until combined.
  • Add oil and mix well.
  • Gradually add as much of the remaining cup of flour as you can ( it can be only ¾ of it) and mix until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
  • In the meantime, preheat the oven to 220 degrees F and when it's ready turn it off. Keep the door closed.
  • Grease the skillet.
  • Place dough onto a floured surface (use the remaining flour from the second cup) and fold the dough few times until you feel it's smooth and not sticky anymore. Shape into a ball.
  • Roll out the dough into a size of your skillet.
  • Place in skillet. Stretch up the sides. Cover with a kitchen towel and place in the oven for 20 minutes.
  • Take the skillet out of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Make indentations in the dough with your fingers.
  • Mix melted butter, Parmesan and seasoning in a small bowl. Brush the dough with half the butter.
  • Place skillet with dough in the preheated oven and bake 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Brush with remaining butter. Let cool until safe to the touch and slice. Serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 210mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 2mg
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This recipe was originally published on February 25th, 2013 and updated on September 2nd, 2019.

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  1. Pat says

    February 02, 2025 at 12:37 pm

    4 stars
    It turned out pretty good! I was skeptical that it would turn out, it rose nicely in the time from the recipe. I used my stand mixer. I needed more flour than the recipe called for. I used half sprouted spelt flour. I thought it was a little bland, next time I will do some experimenting with flavors. It was great to have fresh bread with our soup.

    Reply
    • Anna says

      February 12, 2025 at 5:08 pm

      Thank you for giving my recipe a try, Pat!

      Reply
  2. Larry Emmons Sr says

    November 11, 2024 at 7:40 am

    Can I make this in a 9 inch AL pan as I don't have a skillet that can go in the oven?

    Reply
  3. B says

    February 29, 2024 at 1:14 pm

    What Size cast iron skillet works best?

    Reply
    • Anna says

      February 29, 2024 at 1:45 pm

      Hi! I used a 10" skillet. Hope this helps!

      Reply
  4. Jeanne says

    November 10, 2023 at 5:01 pm

    Easy, delicious. Perfect as a side or snack,

    Reply
  5. Andi Packard says

    August 24, 2023 at 1:03 pm

    5 stars
    I made this and blended into the dough an extra 3 tablespoons of a mixture of Parmesan, granulated garlic and onion, Italian seasoning, and Spice Islands garlic and herb seasoning, before rising and baking.

    Incredible texture and flavor. Will definitely print and make again.

    Reply
    • Anna says

      August 24, 2023 at 1:40 pm

      That sounds absolutely delicious, Andi! Thank you for making my recipe and for the review!

      Reply
  6. Susie C says

    July 28, 2023 at 4:00 pm

    what would I do different, I only have a 12" cast iron pan?

    Reply
  7. Kimm says

    August 11, 2022 at 3:02 pm

    5 stars
    Made this today and it came out perfect! I had never thought of using the cast skillet to do this! Perfect recipe, thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Anna says

      September 03, 2022 at 10:29 pm

      I am so glad the focaccia was a success! Thank you for giving my recipe a try, Kimm!

      Reply
  8. marisa says

    June 26, 2022 at 11:08 am

    Excellent! Excelente! We have made this focaccia so many times and it never fails. It is delicious!!! Thank you for sharing your recipe. 🙂

    Reply
    • Anna says

      July 08, 2022 at 4:29 pm

      Yay! I am so glad you like it! Thank you, Marisa!

      Reply
  9. Talia says

    December 17, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    Do you sift the flour before measuring out the 2 cups. After adding one cup my dough was dry and separating from the bowl already. I continued to follow the instructions adding about 3/4 more but my dough looked a lot dryer than yours. It came out dense, not airy and did not seem to rise much. Help!

    Reply
    • SA says

      December 25, 2020 at 11:19 am

      I kinda had the same experience. But I mixed by hand I don’t have a mixer.

      Reply
    • Mike Wochek says

      June 14, 2021 at 9:32 pm

      4 stars
      after the first cup of flour i had the same thing happen. after adding the oil i only added a small part of the second cup. i wasnt using a mixer i did it by hand. came out good . not the best ive ever made, but certainly worth trying again

      Reply
  10. Cat says

    September 15, 2020 at 3:37 pm

    5 stars
    This is a huge favorite at my house. My eight year olds love it.

    Reply
    • Anna says

      September 15, 2020 at 5:54 pm

      That's fantastic! Thank you, Cat!

      Reply
  11. Alvin says

    April 02, 2020 at 10:59 am

    I love this bread - can’t get enough of it!
    I have a friend who is gluten intolerant. Can this recipe be made with gluten free flour?

    Reply
  12. Lauren says

    September 03, 2019 at 7:41 am

    5 stars
    Thank you for such a delicious recipe! Foccacia is my favorite!

    Reply
    • Anna says

      September 04, 2019 at 11:29 pm

      Thank you, Lauren!

      Reply
  13. Cheryl S says

    September 03, 2019 at 7:34 am

    5 stars
    My husband would be in heaven if I made this every week!! Thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
  14. Valentina says

    September 02, 2019 at 8:39 pm

    5 stars
    This one-skillet focaccia recipe is such a great recipe!

    Reply
  15. Pam Dana says

    September 02, 2019 at 8:19 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe was DELICIOUS! I will for sure making this over and over again! Thanks!

    Reply
  16. Katie says

    September 02, 2019 at 7:41 pm

    Oh, this looks excellent! I can't wait to try!

    Reply
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