This Garlic Focaccia Bread is great for dipping in oil and as a side for nearly any Italian dish. An easy Italian Focaccia recipe.
Course Bread
Cuisine Italian
Keyword focaccia bread, garlic focaccia
Prep Time 1 hourhour
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings 9
Calories 142kcal
Author Robin Gagnon, adapted from Cooking Light
Ingredients
1cupwarm water
1tsp.sugar
1package dry active yeast
½teaspoonKosher salt
2 ⅓cupsflour
Cooking spray
1 ½tablespoonolive oil
3garlic clovesminced
1tablespoonchopped fresh thyme
¾teaspoonKosher salt
Instructions
Mix sugar into warm water, then stir in yeast. Set aside to activate.
Put flour in large mixing bowl.
Once the yeast is activated, stir in the salt, then pour into mixing bowl with flour. Churn with dough hook until a single clump is formed.
Spray a glass or ceramic bowl with cooking spray. Oil your hands lightly as well.
Use your hands to remove dough from hook and form into a a ball.
Place dough in sprayed bowl, and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Put in warm place to rise.
While dough is rising: Put oil in small skillet, over med-high heat. Once hot add the garlic, stir for about 30 seconds, then take off burner and add thyme.
Once dough has doubled in size, stretch it on baking sheet coated with cooking spray (8x12 rectangle, or a little larger if you prefer a thinner focaccia).
Baste dough with the garlic-thyme oil, making sure to spread out the bits of garlic and thyme.
Poke the dough with your fingers, to create dimples, then sprinkle lightly with salt. Set in warm spot, to rise again.