The Best Focaccia
The Best Focaccia
Ingredients
- 700 grams all-purpose flour
- 500 ml water, warm
- 25 grams salt
- 30 grams olive oil
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- as needed flaky salt
- as needed olive oil, for baking sheet and drizzling
- as needed water, for solution
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, pour the warm water. Add the 1 teaspoon of active dry yeast and stir gently to combine.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Add half of the 700 grams of flour to the bowl. Mix the ingredients with your hands until it reaches a creamy, batter-like consistency.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Add the remaining flour to the bowl. Knead the dough until all the flour is fully absorbed.
⏱️ 5 min
- 4
Add the 25 grams of salt to the dough. Continue to knead the dough until you can no longer feel the grains of salt. The more you knead, the better the result.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Pour the 30 grams of olive oil onto the dough. Squish and knead the dough until the olive oil is fully absorbed. This step may be a bit challenging, but trust the process.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
Shape the dough into a ball, cover the bowl, and let it rest for 10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min
- 7
After 10 minutes, wet your hands. Pick up the dough, let it fall, and fold it on itself. Stretch the dough, fold one side over, then fold the opposite side over. Gently close the dough and shape it back into a ball. Place the folded dough back into the bowl. Repeat this folding process 3 times, allowing 1 hour of rest in a warm place between each fold.
⏱️ 190 min
- 8
Once the folding process is complete, generously oil a baking sheet with olive oil. Place the dough directly onto the oiled baking sheet and drizzle additional olive oil over the dough.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Press the dough down with your fingers to spread it out across the baking sheet. Let the dough rise for another 30 minutes for its final proof.
⏱️ 30 min
- 10
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (232 degrees Celsius).
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 450
- 11
Just before baking, press the dough down with your fingers again to create dimples. In a small bowl, mix equal parts olive oil and water to create a solution. Drizzle this solution generously over the focaccia to ensure it's extra soft.
⏱️ 3 min
- 12
Sprinkle flaky salt generously on top of the focaccia.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Bake the focaccia in the preheated oven for 16 to 18 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and enjoy!
⏱️ 18 min•🌡️ 450
Kitchen Tools
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
The Best Focaccia
- 700 grams all-purpose flour
- 500 ml water, warm
- 25 grams salt
- 30 grams olive oil
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- as needed flaky salt
- as needed olive oil, for baking sheet and drizzling
- as needed water, for solution
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, pour the warm water. Add the 1 teaspoon of active dry yeast and stir gently to combine.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Add half of the 700 grams of flour to the bowl. Mix the ingredients with your hands until it reaches a creamy, batter-like consistency.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Add the remaining flour to the bowl. Knead the dough until all the flour is fully absorbed.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Add the 25 grams of salt to the dough. Continue to knead the dough until you can no longer feel the grains of salt. The more you knead, the better the result.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Pour the 30 grams of olive oil onto the dough. Squish and knead the dough until the olive oil is fully absorbed. This step may be a bit challenging, but trust the process.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Shape the dough into a ball, cover the bowl, and let it rest for 10 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min - 7
After 10 minutes, wet your hands. Pick up the dough, let it fall, and fold it on itself. Stretch the dough, fold one side over, then fold the opposite side over. Gently close the dough and shape it back into a ball. Place the folded dough back into the bowl. Repeat this folding process 3 times, allowing 1 hour of rest in a warm place between each fold.
⏱️ 190 min - 8
Once the folding process is complete, generously oil a baking sheet with olive oil. Place the dough directly onto the oiled baking sheet and drizzle additional olive oil over the dough.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Press the dough down with your fingers to spread it out across the baking sheet. Let the dough rise for another 30 minutes for its final proof.
⏱️ 30 min - 10
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (232 degrees Celsius).
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 450 - 11
Just before baking, press the dough down with your fingers again to create dimples. In a small bowl, mix equal parts olive oil and water to create a solution. Drizzle this solution generously over the focaccia to ensure it's extra soft.
⏱️ 3 min - 12
Sprinkle flaky salt generously on top of the focaccia.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Bake the focaccia in the preheated oven for 16 to 18 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and enjoy!
⏱️ 18 min•🌡️ 450