This recipe makes me SO happy! It’s super-simple and definitely quick (in a land where making any kind of non-bread-machine-bread seems like a day-long project). Plus, you can vary the toppings to mix it up a bit. One time, I topped it with a pizza seasoning mix I improvised, which made delicious dippable breadsticks. Another time, I put olives and garlic right into the dough, which gave me a delicious delicacy to enjoy by itself. Yum!
So here’s how to do it.
Start with 1 1/2 cups of warm (110 degrees Fahrenheit) water
Add and dissolve 4 teaspoons of active dry yeast.
Then, in the mixer, combine 3 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour,
1 1/4 teaspoons of salt,
3 Tablespoons of olive oil,
and the yeast-water.
Beat it on high for about a minute to a minute and a half.
It will be very sticky!
Drizzle your pan with some olive oil and brush it all around.
I used my new stoneware bar pan from Pampered Chef, but I’m sure a cookie sheet with sides or a half-sheet cake pan would work too.
Then, scoop the sticky dough into the pan and lightly pat it around until it’s situated. Don’t worry about it going all the way to the edges.
Cover it and let it rise for an hour… Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Don’t do what I did the first time though. I forgot to Pam the plastic wrap, and…
…when I removed the wrap after an hour, it kind of deflated my dough a bit. Sad. So learn from my mistake and use Pam on the plastic wrap. It works like a charm!
This is the pizza seasoning I improvised. I think it was parmesan cheese (from the green can), onion powder, garlic salt, and oregano…probably some basil too.
Doesn’t it look yummy?
Now that your dough is puffy, use your fingers to make little holes all over it… poke poke poke. Then drizzle with olive oil and top with your toppings (in this case, the pizza seasoning).
Stick it in the oven…
And 35-40 minutes later you’ll have a golden slab of deliciousness.
I mean really, look at the puffiness.
I cut mine into breadsticks, which we then dipped into marinara sauce. I’m sure if you used a pan with less square footage, you’d get thicker bread and you could cut the thickness in half for yummy pesto turkey sandwiches.
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
This is one of the easiest and best tasting breads I have ever made. everyone loves it. I even went to add some mozzarella in the end to make it very cheesy.
I'm in the US, so US cups.
hello..do u use US cups or metric cups for your measurement?
thx
I'm in the US, so US cups.
I'm in the US, so US cups.
hello..do u use US cups or metric cups for your measurement?
thx
I know I’m a little late with the comments but I have to tell you that this has become a favorite at my house. I can pretend that I know how to bake bread and our friends love it!! My husband normally does the low carb diet but he will ALWAYS go off of his diet for this.
I just made this and blogged about it! It was FANTASTIC! Thank you!
I love this bread and it makes me hungry to look at the photos!
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This was so yummy!! Thanks for sharing it!!
This looks so good and so simple that even I can do it. My boys LOVE garlic bread. This gives me a way to make homemade bread that I know they will eat.. and their father too.
Thank you!
Nice tutorial with very clear directions and photos! I’ve never made focaccia but might have to give it a try now (even though I have fear of yeast)
Can you use a regular electric mixer or do you need one of those fancy flat things?
Darn. Guess I won’t be trying this recipe out until I have enough money to buy me a mixer.
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Thanks! This looks delicious and it gives me a reason to try my new mixer!
I doubt it… I think bread makers (at least mine) are a bit slow for this… though if you have a food processor with a plastic dough thingy I’m pretty sure that’d work.
Mmm…that sounds delicious. Definitely going to have to try that. Do you think I’d be able to make the dough in my bread maker? I don’t have a mixer with a kneading paddle.