No-Fuss Focaccia
Serves 6-8
Ingredients
For Dough
- 1½ cups warm water
- 1 tbsp instant yeast
- 1¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cheese powder or grated cheese (Vermont cheese suggested) + more for topping
- 2 tbsp pizza seasoning or Italian spice blend, divided
For Baking
- olive oil to prepare baking pan, dough scraper & for drizzling
Special Equipment
- 9" x 13" baking pan
- pastry brush
- dough scraper
- dough whisk
- plastic wrap (or shower cap!)
- parchment paper
How-to
- Preheat oven to 375º
- Liberally grease the bottom and sides of a 9" x 13" pan with olive oil
- Combine all of the ingredients (including seasonings, if using) and beat with a stand or electric mixer for 1 minute
- Scoop the sticky batter into the prepared pan (an oiled bench scraper is useful for this), cover loosely with plastic film, and let it rise at room temperature for 1 hour, until puffy
- Drizzle it lightly with olive oil, gently poke with fingers to make indentations, and sprinkle with extra seasonings and grated cheese if desired
- Bake the bread until it's golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes
- Remove it from the oven, wait 5 minutes, then turn it out of the pan and onto a rack
- Slice and serve warm or at room temperature