I have been holding out on this recipe for a long time. I actually made it a couple of weeks ago to bring to a potluck for my wine class. With all the pumpkin craze and impending traditional Thanksgiving faire, focaccia just didn’t seem to fit in. But now, the temperatures are dropping, it seems like the sun sets at 4:30, Santa Barbara has been hit by a bit of a rainstorm, and all I want to do is stay inside cooking in a warm kitchen. If you are anything like me, this is perfect bread to make your house smell spectacular and eat along a big heart bowl of pasta. And a nice big glass of red wine. That is a definite requirement.
Herb & Cheese Focaccia
Ingredients
for the dough
1 cup warm water
1/3 cup olive oil
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
for the topping
2 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup chopped garlic
1 tbsp chopped dried rosemary
2 tsp dried oregano
1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
Directions
- Put all ingredients in the bread machine and set on the dough cycle (mine takes ~1 hours & 20 minutes).
- When the dough is done remove and roll out into a rectangle on a greased baking sheet.
- Poke the dough with your fingers to give it some texture.
- Cover and let rise for 15-30 minutes.
- While dough is rising, heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat
- Add garlic, rosemary, and oregano. Saute until garlic is slightly browned (it will brown further in the oven) and remove from heat.
- When dough has risen, brush herby olive oil mixture over bread, adding additional olive oil if necessary.
- Top with parmesan cheese and bake for 20 minutes at 400°F.
Girl, how dare you hold out on sharing this recipe with all of us for so long, Ha Ha! It looks and sounds delicious.
I know, it was a major crime! My bad
Yum! Gorgeous pictures,too!:) I love this flavor combo
Thank you, the lighting that day was just perfect!
Oh wow a bread machine scares me. But when I saw the title of this I HAD to read it. And now I want to make it so badly. Girl, thanks for sharing this
Making bread without a bread machine scares me! But bread machines are actually really easy to use and seriously NOTHING is better than a house that smells like freshly baked bread!
I LOVE Foccacia! I have a bread machine at home, and it’s so fun to try new recipes with it. This is definitely something I have to try. I can see this being a delicious pizza crust, too!
Oh my goodness, pizza using this bread as the crust would be divine! I think I need to whip up another batch so I can try that ASAP!
I seriously loooove bread. Especially with cheese on it. UGH! I need to make this over break. Seriously!
Honestly nothing is better than warm bread! Since I got my bread machine, I find myself baking an unnecessary amount just to try that first piece of warm bread
Omg this sounds amaaaazing. When I have the time, I love making bread and pizza crust myself. I must do some research to see how to do this without a bread machine!
Surprising I’ve never made my pizza dough in my bread machine, so I think making focaccia without it wouldn’t be that bad! And even is you mess something up, the cheese and garlic will make up for it
Holy smokes, that looks FABULOUS. You can’t go through with a bread and cheese combo. I’m going to have to get my mom to make this for me when I go home cause I’d probably screw it up.
You can’t go wrong*
I agree! I highly recommend you or your mom give this one a try. The thought of making bread used to scare me, but it actually isn’t that complicated.
Yum yum yummm!! This bread looks amazing!
Thank you! My friends and roommates made sure that no bread went to waste and it was gone before I knew it! I think it might be time to make another batch
Yummmm! This bread makes me want to make a big pot of soup!
Yes, that would be wonderful on a cold autumn day!
These shots are so gorgeous and the food would be good to begin with but omg. When I saw the preview to the post in my blog reader, I was like holy moly that looks like heaven.
Thank you! I actually just used my iPhone to take the pics but I’m crediting the weather for their quality
Focaccia is my favourite kind of bread. I love ‘interesting’ bread that has bits and pieces in it. Yum!
Yes! I love it when bread has something in it that makes it a little bit more appealing! And garlic + cheese seems to do that very well for me
PS, I nominated you for a liebster award!
Haha. I nominated her for one too
this looks so yummy! i am definitely bookmarking it for when i come home