Rosemary Focaccia
Calories
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons rapid rise yeast I use SAF
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water think baby bottle warm
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon black pepper I only did 1/4
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary chopped, or 1 tablespoon fresh (I used dry)
- 3 cups flour Prudy uses half whole wheat, I did all white
For Top:
- 2-6 tablespoons olive oil I only used 2 Tbsp
- ¼ cup to 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- additional chopped dried or fresh rosemary Again I used dry
- black pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine yeast, sugar, water, olive oil, pepper, salt, rosemary and half of the flour. Stir with a wooden spoon. (Alternately, if you have a free standing mixer, put in all of the flour and let the machine do the work. I used my Kitchen Aid)
- Work in the remaining flour, using your hands and kneading when necessary. Knead dough for five minutes. Cover and let rise for one hour. (The dough can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Cover with saran wrap and store in fridge.)
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Press dough into a 12 inch circle. Don't worry about being perfect; you're going for rustic Italian here.
- Press the dough all over with your fingertips to make indentations. Cover dough with olive oil, cheese, rosemary and black pepper. Bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown. Cut into wedges and serve.