In a large bowl, stir together water, yeast, and honey to dissolve. Sit for a few minutes to ensure it is active.
Add in the oil, flour and salt. Stir well and scrape the sides of the bowl clean and cover with plastic wrap. Add rosemary & garlic if you'd like now.
Long Ferment:
Leave out at room temperature or place in fridge to ferment for 12 to 16 hours until at least doubled in volume. This will develop flavours and give a delicious texture.
Use Now:
Place onto clean bench top and use oil to help keep dough from sticking. Knead for 3-5 minutes until it comes together. Place back into large bowl with a little oil, cover with cling film. Set aside in warm area until doubles in size (roughly 1 hr).
Preheat oven to 220°C/440°F
Spread 2 to 3 tbsp oil evenly onto a deep, high sided baking tray (roughly 33cmx45cm/13x18inch). Use 2 trays if your making pizza as it will be too thick.
Remove the dough from the bowl and place in the pan. Pour an additional 2 tbsp of olive oil over dough and gently spread across. Gently stretch the dough using your fingers to gently dimple and stretch outwards. The dough may stretch inwards, so repeat every 5-10 minutes until the dough covers size of the pan. Cover & set aside for 20 minutes in a nice warm place to rise a little.
Use fingers and create dimples in the dough. Sprinkle heavily with salt and bake for 20-30 minutes or until top is brown and bottom is crisp.Remove from oven and drizzle with a little more oil (2 tbsp). Cool for 5 minutes then serve on its own or with cured meats, dukkah or as you wish!
I know other reviews said this was easy but I really didn’t realise just how easy. This didn’t last very long in my house and because it’s so easy I’ll have to make it more often. Yum!
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What a great and easy focaccia recipe! I used this as a pizza base, baked on a jelly roll pan, and it was phenomenal. 10/10 would make again. I like that there are options for a quick prep (1 hour) or overnight prep (12h). Thanks MissMollyMakes!
This is my go to cast iron pizza dough as well as the perfect thing to go with meals like soup or pasta. What more can I say other than this is the best!
I will never buy store bought bread again. I love making this. It’s so simple and SO delicious!
It really is THE BEST focaccia recipe! So amazing as a pizza base and it will be very hard to go back to regular pizza bases after you have tried this!
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