Italian Focaccia with Rosemary Recipe

I know the weather is pretty changeable right now, but with the warm weather coming, this easy Italian Rosemary Focaccia recipe will be exactly the recipe you’ll want to try and make again and again all summer long!

It is totally addictive!

It would be perfect as is with a tomato and burrata salad, but also with a raw zucchini salad or gazpacho. I even like to eat it grilled with spreads as an appetizer or for breakfast.

You’ll see in the photos below that I put the different steps to make this focaccia recipe…

Italian Focaccia with Rosemary Recipe

What ingredients do you need to make this delicious Italian Focaccia recipe?

• flour
• fresh baker’s yeast
• warm water
• good quality olive oil
• fine salt
• sugar
• rosemary

What equipment do you need to make this recipe?

• Rectangular Cake Mold
• Measuring glass or kitchen scale
• Food processor
• Mixing bowl

Why would you like this delicious homemade foccacia recipe?

• It’s very easy to make.
• It’s super crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. I’m still salivating just writing this…
• You can customize it according to your taste and desires: you can add other herbs, seeds or spices, but also olives, onions, garlic, dried or cherry tomatoes, etc.

MY ADVICE TO SUCCEED WITH THIS RECIPE:

• Read the entire recipe below before you begin
• Prepare all ingredients (in the correct amounts and weighed) before you begin.

This will allow you to check that you have everything at home and complete if necessary, to understand the recipe well and to go overall faster in the realization of the recipe, and to take more pleasure in cooking 😉 .

So that you can visualize what this focaccia looks like, I’ve put the photos of the steps below. What I like most is when you push your fingers into the dough and form little holes where the olive oil will go…

What other bread recipes would you like if you like this one?

• No Knead Bread
• Homemade French Bread
• Soft Pretzels
• Multi-Grain Flour Walnut Bread

Italian Focaccia with Rosemary Recipe

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Prep Time:15 minutes mins

Cook Time:25 minutes mins

Resting Time:3 hours hrs

Total Time:3 hours hrs 40 minutes mins

Course: Bread

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 1 big foccacia

Ingredients

• 500 g flour
• 12 g fresh baker's yeast + 2 tablespoons warm water
• 30 cl warm water
• 8 cl olive oil
• 10 g salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar

To garnish

• Olive oil
• Salt flacks
• Rosemary

Instructions

• In a small bowl, place the crumbled fresh yeast with the sugar and 2 tablespoons of warm water.

  Let stand for 10 minutes, then mix gently.
• In a bowl or in the bowl of your food processor, add the yeast-sugar-water mixture. Add the yeast-sugar-water mixture.

  Pour 30 cl of warm water over the flour, the 8 cl of olive oil and the salt.
• Work the dough until it is well mixed.

  A slightly sticky ball should form.
• Cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and place it in your turned-off oven for 2 to 3 hours (or more).
• Take the dough out and check that it has puffed up.
• Preheat your oven to 180°C.
• Oil the pan with olive oil and lightly flour it.
• Pour the batter into the pan and spread it with your fingers, it may stick a little.
• Drizzle olive oil over the top and press the dough with your fingers over its entire surface.
• Sprinkle generously with fleur de sel and rosemary sprigs.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, depending on your taste. Personally, I like to cook for 5 minutes longer.
• Let cool, then gently run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the foccacia.

  Enjoy!

If you ever make my Italian Focaccia recipe and like it, feel free to tag me on Instagram or Facebook so I can see the result and share it back…

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