For the last few months, I've been poring over this great recipe blog called Joyful Abode. I have book marked about 20 recipes, but have yet to make any of them...until today!
I thought I'd start with this simple recipe for focaccia bread. Focaccia bread is delicious. It's great as a snack, it's good with soup, salad, or dipped in tomato sauce or pesto. It's easy to make because it doesn't require any kneading, and though it's a yeast bread, it only requires 1 hour of rising, so it's not as time consuming as regular bread recipes.
Sorry again for the lack of pictures this week!
Focaccia Bread (by Emily of a Joyful Abode)

I thought I'd start with this simple recipe for focaccia bread. Focaccia bread is delicious. It's great as a snack, it's good with soup, salad, or dipped in tomato sauce or pesto. It's easy to make because it doesn't require any kneading, and though it's a yeast bread, it only requires 1 hour of rising, so it's not as time consuming as regular bread recipes.
Sorry again for the lack of pictures this week!
Focaccia Bread (by Emily of a Joyful Abode)
- 1 ½ cups warm water
- 4 tsp of active dry yeast
- 3 ½ cups of flour
- 1 ¼ tsp salt
- 3 Tbsp olive oil + more for drizzling
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- 1 medium tomato
- ½ tsp oregano
- ½ tsp basil
- ½ tsp garlic salt
- Start with 1 1/2 cups of warm water and add 4 teaspoons of active dry yeast.
- Stir until dissolved
- In the large mixing bowl, 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 on high for about a minute to a minute and a half (I would say don’t try this recipe unless you have a standing mixer / you don’t mind putting in the arm power with a dough whisk. My handheld mixer didn’t quite do the trick!)
- Drizzle a 9” x 13” pan with some olive oil and brush it all around.
- Scoop the sticky dough into the pan with a spatula and lightly pat it around until it’s situated. Don’t worry about it going all the way to the edges.
- Grab your saran wrap and tear off a sheet to cover the dough with. Hold it up and give it a light spray of pam.
- Cover the bread dough with the saran wrap and let it rise for an hour.
- After about 45 minutes, preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine parmesan cheese, oregano, basil, and garlic salt.
- Thinly slice your tomato into as many slices as you can get.
- Now that your dough is puffy, use a fork to make little holes all over it.
- Drizzle the top with olive oil, sprinkle half of your seasoning, lay your tomatoes on top, and top with the rest of your seasoning.
- Pop your dish in the oven and in 35 minutes you’ve got golden brown focaccia bread.