Rosemary Focaccia Bread
You won't believe how easy it is to make great focaccia bread at home! Topped with rosemary and roasted garlic, it's rich, savory, soft, and chewy. This focaccia recipe would be an excellent addition to any holiday menu – the flecks of rosemary and red pepper flakes make it so pretty and festive! Head to this post to find more holiday side dishes to serve with it. This recipe is also simple enough to put together when it’s not a special occasion. Enjoy it as a snack, slice it to make sandwiches, or serve it with a hot bowl of soup any night of the week. We especially love it with my butternut squash soup, cauliflower soup, carrot ginger soup, and lentil soup, but it’d be yummy with any of these favorite soup recipes too.
This focaccia recipe also pairs well with all things Italian. Serve it with spaghetti aglio e olio, fettuccine Alfredo, baked ziti, or any of these easy pasta recipes. It’d be a fantastic side dish with my creamy mushroom polenta too.
Ingredients:
- 1¾ cups warm water, 105° to 115°F
- 1 (¼-ounce) package active dry yeast, (2¼ teaspoons)
- 1 tablespoon cane sugar
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
- 1½ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
- 1 bulb Roasted Garlic, optional
- 2 tablespoons chopped rosemary
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional