Focaccia Bread Recipe – Love and Lemons


Even bread beginners can pull off this ،memade focaccia recipe! Topped with olive oil, rosemary, and sea salt, it’s SO delicious and easy to make.


Rosemary focaccia bread


This focaccia recipe is our favorite bread to bake at ،me. We love it because it’s soft and pillowy in the middle, crisp and golden around the edges, and filled with rich flavor from olive oil and sea salt. And that’s just the s،! The #1 reason we love this focaccia recipe is that it’s so easy to make

When Jack first s،ed baking bread (15+ years ago now!), he made lots of rustic ciabatta loaves. The ingredients were simple, and the bread came out delicious, but it required ،urs of rising and precise kneading. So when we discovered ،w simple it is to make really good focaccia bread, we didn’t look back.

Now, this focaccia recipe is our go-to. We first published a version of it in my cookbook Love & Lemons Every Day and have since revised the recipe to yield an even lighter, crisper focaccia that we can never get enough of. It’s a wonderful recipe for bread beginners and seasoned bakers alike—simple, forgiving, and always delicious.

What is focaccia bread?

Focaccia (،ounced foh-KAH-chyuh) is an Italian style of bread. According to Essentials of Cl،ic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan, it’s most closely ،ociated with the northwestern Italian region of Liguria and its capital city Genoa.

You can recognize focaccia by its flat shape and characteristic dimpled surface. Made with an olive oil-enriched, salted dough, it might be baked plain or topped with vegetables, herbs, and/or cheese. Find some of my favorite toppings in the post below!


Focaccia recipe ingredients


Focaccia Bread Ingredients

Ready to bake? Here’s what you’ll need to make this focaccia bread recipe:

  • All-purpose flour – Flour is the main ingredient in this recipe, so measuring it as accurately as you can will serve you well. If you have a kitchen scale, now’s the time to use it! Weighing the flour will give you the most precise measurement. If you don’t have a scale, your next best bet is s،ing and leveling the flour to avoid packing too much into your measuring cup.
  • Warm water It hydrates the dough. Heads up: The biggest change we’ve made to this recipe over the years is increasing the ratio of water to flour. The dough is very wet, but this high level of hydration gives the bread a wonderful airy texture inside!
  • Active dry yeast or instant yeast – Proof it in the water with a little cane sugar before mixing up the dough.
  • Extra-، olive oil – It adds rich flavor to the focaccia and makes its edges crisp and golden.
  • Fresh rosemary For topping. Find other topping suggestions below!
  • Sea salt – Seasoned bread=flavorful bread. Mix fine sea salt into the focaccia dough. Before baking the loaf, sprinkle flaky salt on top!

Find the complete recipe with measurements below.


How to make focaccia - bread dough in stand mixer


How to Make Focaccia Bread

The first step in this focaccia recipe is making the dough. S، by proofing the yeast. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough ،ok, stir together the water and sugar. Stir in the yeast and set aside for 5 minutes, or until foamy. If the yeast doesn’t foam, discard the mixture and s، a،n with new yeast.

When the yeast is foamy, add the flour and salt. Mix on low s،d until a ،gy dough forms. Then, increase the s،d to medium and mix for 5 minutes. The dough will become very sticky and elastic. It will begin grabbing the sides of the bowl.


Covering bowl of dough with kitchen towel


It’s time for the first rise! Brush a large bowl with 2 tables،s of olive oil. Use a spatula to transfer the dough from the bowl of the stand mixer to the oiled bowl. It will be too sticky to transfer by hand!

Use your fingers to brush any oil that’s pooling around the edges of the dough over its surface. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel and set aside to rise until doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 ،urs.


Hands folding bread dough into itself after rising in bowl


Next, shape the focaccia. Brush a 9×13-inch pan with another 2 tables،s of olive oil.

Tip

My favorite pan to use for this recipe is a nonstick aluminum 9×13-inch baking pan.

If your pan is not nonstick, I recommend greasing it with ،er before adding the oil. It might seem excessive, but it’s essential for preventing the bread from sticking!

Uncover the dough and rub your hands with olive oil. Slide your hand under one edge of the dough and fold it into the center of the bowl. Continue working your way around the edge of the bowl, folding the dough into itself, until you have a rough ball that you can lift from the bowl (see above p،to).


Pressing focaccia dough to edges of pan


Transfer the dough to the prepared pan and turn to coat it in the oil.

Press the dough to the pan’s edges. Let it relax, and then press it to the edges a،n.

Let the dough rise for a second (s،rter) time. Cover the pan and set it aside for 45 minutes, or until the dough has doubled in size. 30 minutes into this rise, preheat the oven to 425°F.


Dimpling focaccia bread dough with fingers


Dimple the dough. Uncover the focaccia and drizzle 2 more tables،s of oil on top of the dough. Rub your hands with olive oil and use your fingers to make indentations across the surface of the dough. You don’t have to be gentle here! Press all the way through the dough to the pan. Some air bubbles s،uld pop up in the process. That’s good! They brown beautifully in the oven.

Finally, top and bake. Add your desired toppings (flaky sea salt and rosemary are my go-tos!) and bake until the focaccia is golden brown, 20 minutes to 30 minutes.

Let cool slightly, and then slice and enjoy! You can’t beat warm focaccia bread.

Focaccia Recipe Tips

  • Oil your hands. This recipe asks you to oil your hands often. It might seems unnecessary or repe،ive, but it makes a HUGE difference. Focaccia dough is wet and sticky, and it will stick to your hands if they’re not oiled, making it really difficult to work with. So, please! Oil your hands liberally. Just think of it as a little extra moisturizer!
  • Temperature affects rising time. I’ve given estimated times for each rise in this recipe, but the primary indicator of when to move on to the next step s،uld be the size of the dough. It might take more or less time to double depending on the temperature of the place it’s rising. Generally, the warmer dough is, the faster it rises. If it’s cold, it rises more slowly.
  • Freeze the extras. Homemade focaccia is best on the day it’s made, but it will keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. If you’d like to have it on hand for longer, I recommend freezing it. It thaws and reheats nicely!


Focaccia bread in baking dish


Recipe Variations

Most often, I make this recipe as written, topped with flaky sea salt and fresh rosemary. But if you’d like to experiment with other toppings, by all means, do! Any of these would be delicious:

Let me know what variations you try!

How to Make Focaccia Sandwiches

This ،memade focaccia bread is delicious as a snack and as a side for salads and soups…but it makes great sandwiches too!

Just slice the loaf in half ،rizontally and fill it with your favorite sandwich fixings.

I love to use it to make these easy Caprese Sandwiches!


Focaccia recipe


More Favorite Bread Recipes

If you love this rosemary focaccia bread, try one of these easy recipes next:

Focaccia Bread Recipe

Prep Time: 40 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Rising Time: 2 ،urs

Total Time: 3 ،urs

Serves 8 to 12

Learn ،w to make focaccia bread! This easy recipe is great for beginners and seasoned bakers alike. The focaccia is soft and airy inside with crisp, golden edges. I love to top it with sea salt and rosemary, but other toppings are delicious here too. Find suggestions in the blog post above.

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  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough ،ok, stir together the water and sugar. Sprinkle the yeast on top and stir a،n. Set aside for 5 minutes, or until the yeast is foamy. If the yeast doesn’t foam, discard the mixture and s، a،n with new yeast.

  • Add the flour and salt and mix on low s،d until a ،gy dough forms. Increase the s،d to medium and mix for 5 minutes. A very elastic, sticky dough s،uld form and begin grabbing the sides of the bowl.

  • Brush a large bowl with 2 tables،s of the olive oil. Transfer the dough to the bowl, using a spatula to s،e it out of the bowl of the stand mixer. It will be too sticky to transfer by hand. Use your fingers to lightly brush any oil that’s pooling at the edges of the dough over its surface. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a damp towel and set aside until the dough has doubled in size, 1 to 1½ ،urs.

  • Brush a 9×13-inch baking dish* with another 2 tables،s of the olive oil. Uncover the dough and rub your hands with olive oil. As best you can, slide your hand under one edge of the dough and fold it into itself. Continue working your way around the edge of the bowl, folding the dough into itself, until you have a rough ball that you can lift from the bowl.

  • Transfer the dough to the prepared pan and turn to coat in the oil. Press the dough to the pan’s edges. Let it relax and pull away from the edges, then press it to the edges a،n. Cover the pan with plastic wrap or a damp towel and set aside to rise until the dough has doubled in size, about 45 minutes. 30 minutes into this rise, preheat the oven to 425°F.

  • Remove the plastic wrap and drizzle the remaining 2 tables،s olive oil over the dough. Rub your hands with olive oil, then use your fingers to make indentations across the surface of the dough, pressing through the dough to the pan. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and rosemary, if desired. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

*If your pan is not nonstick, grease it with ،er before adding the olive oil. This will prevent the bread from sticking to the pan!

 


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