Blitz Bread: No-Fuss Focaccia
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons (1 1/4 ounces) olive oil (plus additional for drizzling)
- 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) warm water
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 3 1/2 cups (14 3/4 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 4 teaspoons Pizza Dough Flavor, optional
- 1/4 cup Vermont cheese powder, optional
- Pizza seasoning, optional
Directions
- Lightly grease a 9x13-inch pan, and drizzle 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil in the bottom.
- Combine all the ingredients, and beat at high speed with an electric mixer for 60 seconds.
- Scoop the sticky batter into the prepared pan, cover the pan, and let batter rise at room temperature for 60 minutes, until it becomes puffy.
- While the dough is rising, preheat the oven to 375°.
- Gently poke the dough all over with your index finger.
- Drizzle it lightly with olive oil, and sprinkle with pizza seasoning and/or the dried herbs of your choice, if desired.
- Bake the bread until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Remove bread from the oven, wait 5 minutes, then turn it out of the pan onto a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Note: To make cheese-stuffed bread: Knead dough for 60 seconds, then add 1 cup crumbled feta cheese.
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