头皮真菌感染用什么生发液好 Focaccia Recipe: How to Make It

With simple ingredients and a little technique, you can pull out a gorgeously golden-brown loaf of fresh focaccia from your oven. Our focaccia recipe is uncomplicated and straightforward so you can learn the basics, and we鈥檝e sprinkled in tips and tricks from our pro bakers to walk you through the process.

Once you鈥檝e mastered this easy focaccia recipe, you can make it your own by customizing it with your forite toppings.

Focaccia Ingredients Active dry yeast: New to baking with yeast? It鈥檚 essential to any focaccia bread recipe, so get familiar in our guide on how to use yeast! Honey: No need to splurge on the best honey here. There鈥檚 such a small amount that you won鈥檛 even taste it, and it really only acts as food for the yeast. Use what you got! Olive oil: We do, however, recommend you buy one of the best olive oil brands. Olive oil is probably one of the most significant ingredients in a focaccia bread recipe, so go for a good one! All-purpose flour: Focaccia bread should be tender, which is why we opt for all-purpose flour instead of bread flour. Directions Step 1: Proof the yeast

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In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup warm water (about 100掳 to 110潞F) and the honey. Let the mixture stand until it鈥檚 frothy and bubbling, about five minutes.

Editor鈥檚 Tip: If the mixture does not froth here, discard it and start over. Make sure your yeast isn鈥檛 expired, and use a cooking thermometer to check the water temperature. (No honey? No problem! Use 1 tablespoon granulated sugar instead.)

Step 2: Create the dough

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Add the flour, 1/4 cup olive oil, kosher salt and the remaining 3/4 cup warm water to the yeast mixture. Using a wooden spoon or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, stir everything together until the dough is smooth, stretchy and somewhat wet.

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Editor鈥檚 Tip: There鈥檚 no need to knead. By mixing, we鈥檙e ensuring the focaccia will he a tender texture. Over-kneading the dough develops too much gluten, resulting in dense, tough bread.

Step 3: Proof

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Scrape down the sides of the bowl until everything falls in the middle. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel, and let the dough rise in a warm place until it鈥檚 doubled in size, about 45 minutes.

Editor鈥檚 Tip: If your dough is hing a hard time rising, follow our bread-proofing tricks.

Step 4: Prepare the pan

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Preheat your oven to 425掳. Using a pastry brush or your fingers, brush a 13脳9-inch baking dish or a 12-inch cast-iron skillet with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.

Editor鈥檚 Tip: If you鈥檙e using a baking dish instead of a cast-iron skillet, we highly recommend sticking with a metal pan. A metal pan conducts heat better, resulting in an evenly baked, golden-brown focaccia.

Step 5: Add the dough to the pan

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Gently scrape the dough out of the bowl and directly into the prepared pan. With oiled hands, gently spread the dough to all the edges of the pan. If the dough springs back, wait 10 minutes and stretch it again.

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Using the tips of your fingers, make indentations in the dough.

Editor鈥檚 Tip: Press down enough so you feel the bottom of the pan, but don鈥檛 break through the dough.

Step 6: Proof again

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Now is the time to add any toppings if you鈥檇 like, but you can keep it simple and just use olive oil. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil on top of the dough. Let the dough rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size, 30 to 40 minutes.

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Step 7: Bake

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If desired, sprinkle with sea salt. Bake the focaccia until it鈥檚 golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Cut the focaccia into squares, and serve warm.

Focaccia Toppings

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Make a gorgeous garden design: With a few simple herbs and vegetables, you can design a beautiful, flowering garden scape on the top of your focaccia. Lay down flat-leaf parsley for flower stems, and create flower buds using kalamata olives. Arrange sliced bell peppers and banana peppers around the olives in a flower-petal design. Here鈥檚 our in-depth tutorial on how to make garden focaccia. Utilize fresh herbs: Parsley, thyme, sage, rosemary and oregano make gorgeous focaccia toppings. Just make sure these delicate herbs are slicked with olive oil so they don鈥檛 burn in the oven. Add almost any vegetable: Fresh garlic鈥檚 pungency gloriously seeps into focaccia鈥檚 crevices. If you pick just one vegetable, make it minced garlic. Otherwise, we love fresh or sun-dried tomatoes, salty olives, bright peppers, summer squashes sliced into rounds, very thinly sliced potatoes and aromatic shallots or leeks. You can use asparagus, but know that they might char. Yes, you can add protein: We might be getting more into pizza territory on this one, but small rounds of pepperoni or anchovy fillets add the perfect salty bite on focaccia. Indulge in cheese: We鈥檙e granting you permission to bring more cheese into your life. Sharp cheddar, low-moisture mozzarella, rich Gruyere and, of course, nutty Parmesan or pecorino are all great cheeses for focaccia. How to Store Focaccia

Storing bread so it stays fresh is the number-one priority after taking a loaf out of the oven. Allow the focaccia to cool completely to room temperature. Wrap the cooled bread in storage wrap, or place slices in an airtight container. Keep the bread at room temperature for up to four days.

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Why isn鈥檛 my focaccia rising?

Your focaccia might not be rising for a few reasons. The most common cause is the yeast: it鈥檚 expired, the water wasn鈥檛 warm enough, or the yeast wasn鈥檛 tested properly. Your yeast should be very foamy before moving onto the next step. If it鈥檚 not, try again, using all the steps on how to proof yeast the right way.

Another cause of a focaccia not rising could be a mishap in the proofing step. The dough needs to rise in a warm place, so don鈥檛 stick it in a dark corner. Also, if you鈥檙e in the colder months, the dough may need to rise for more than 45 minutes. After the 45-minute mark, keep checking on your focaccia dough every 30 minutes until you he reached the two-hour mark of total rising time.

What should I do with my focaccia?

There is so much to do with this focaccia that you might find yourself baking it on regular occasion! Of course, our easy focaccia recipe makes a bread that鈥檚 delicious all on its own. Serve it with an easy dip recipe for a little extra something.

To build out a meal, cut the focaccia into triangular pieces, and serve it alongside a really great tomato soup or our contest-winning shakshuka. We also love to make mile-high focaccia sandwiches. Bonus points if you toast the sandwiches!

If you let the focaccia sit out too long and the bread dries out, that鈥檚 the perfect time to learn to make croutons. Cube the bread, and turn it into delicious croutons鈥攐r even breadcrumbs for meatballs!

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