Focaccia Bread from the scratch

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I am no Italian but I am a fan of their cuisine, and one of my favorite wonderful foods they have is Focaccia Breads. I always love watching Italian cooking shows making real authentic dishes per region. Their cuisine and culture fascinates me. Recently, I tried to make this flat oven-baked bread that is very similar to a pizza dough. And since we are on a home quarantine my resources are limited so i have to make adjustments and be resourceful as i could.

I made my Focaccia Bread from scratch. It’s easy and delicious. I made mine with a filling of Tomatoes, onions and mozzarella cheese.

Ingredients

Dough

All purpose flour, 3 ½ cup
Instant yeast, 2 tsp
Salt , 1 tsp
Garlic powder, ½ tsp optional
Extra virgin olive oil, 2 Tbsp
Lukewarm water, 1 ½ cup

Fillings and Toppings

Mozzarella , shredded
Tomatoes, sliced
Onions, sliced
Salt
Olive oil, 1 Tbsp

Procedure

Combine the Dough ingredients and knead until you achieve a smooth dough. Knead not more than 10 minutes.
Place the dough in a greased bowl,turn to coat. Cover and let rise for 1 hour or until double in size.
Meanwhile, in a preheated pan, Saute onion in olive oil until soft and translucent. Set aside.
Next, fry tomatoes until soft but not mushy and Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit
Once the dough has rested. Punch it down in a lightly floured surface and rest for another 10 minutes.
Divide it into equal balls and roll it to a circle or square shape and as flat as possible.
Drizzle Olive oil in a pan and place the flattened dough. Prick the dough with a fork.
Top with the filling, Mozzarella cheese,tomatoes, onion and salt.
Roll the second half of dough into an equal sized circle/square. Place it on top of the filling.
Seal the dough by pressing the edges of the circle.
Brush the top with olive oil and prick with a fork.
Bake the bread for 15 - 20 minutes.

Allow to cool for 10 minutes before slicing. I didn't, I was starving:)

Don’t worry if the dough is not a perfect circle or square. It will still be delicious. Enjoy!

I really appreciate your feedback and Thank you for checking my recipe.

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