Focaccia Bread

 

 

4 3/4 cups flour

4 Tbls olive oil

2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp yeast

2 1/4 cups warm water

olive oil

coarse salt

dried rosemary

 

Coat a 9" x 13" cake pan with cooking spray.

 

In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, olive oil, and salt.

 

In a small bowl, combine yeast, with 1/2 cup warm water. When it is foamy, stir the yeast mixture and the rest of the water into the flour mixture.

 

Stir together and then knead for a few minutes to make a cohesive dough.

 

Place the dough into the can pan. Gently flatten it. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour.

 

After 1/2 hour of rising, set the oven to 375 F.

 

After 1 hour of rising, poke holes all over the dough with your fingers. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with coarse salt and rosemary.

 

Bake for 28-30 minutes until golden brown.