Bread Baking: Soft, Cheesy 'Focaccia

Name: Bread Baking: Soft, Cheesy 'Focaccia
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 383 grams cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon instant yeast; 1 Tbsp mixed Italian herbs; 2 Tbsps olive oil (plus more for drizzling); 2 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp sugar; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 296 milliliters water

The recipe Bread Baking: Soft, Cheesy 'Focaccia could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in approximately 2 hours. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This vegan recipe has 219 calories, 6g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. If you have water, herbs, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Combine all ingredients (except the cheese) and knead (using your favorite method) until well combined and gluten is starting to develop.

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Cheese

Drizzle a zip-top bag with a little bit of olive oil, transfer the dough to the bag, and close the bag. Refrigerate over night.

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Olive Oil

Dough

The next day, remove the dough from the refrigerator and let it warm up on the counter for an hour.

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Dough

Preheat the oven to 400°F and flour your work surface. Turn out the dough and knead it briefly, then stretch and cajole it to fit a baking sheet. Cover it with plastic wrap or use another baking sheet of the same size as a "lid" for te pan. Set aside to rise until it feels soft and puffy - about an hour.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Wrap

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Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Oven

Frying Pan

Top the bread with the cheese and bake at 400°F until the bread is browned and the cheese is melted, about 25 minutes. Check the underside of the bread to make sure it's browned and as crisp as you like it.

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Cheese

Bread