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Blitz Bread: No-Fuss Focaccia

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Ingredients

  1. 3 tablespoons (1 1/4 ounces) olive oil (plus additional for drizzling)
  2. 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) warm water
  3. 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  4. 3 1/2 cups (14 3/4 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  5. 1 tablespoon instant yeast
  6. 4 teaspoons Pizza Dough Flavor, optional
  7. 1/4 cup Vermont cheese powder, optional
  8. Pizza seasoning, optional

Directions

  1. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch pan, and drizzle 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil in the bottom.
  2. Combine all the ingredients, and beat at high speed with an electric mixer for 60 seconds.
  3. 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.
  4. While the dough is rising, preheat the oven to 375°.
  5. Gently poke the dough all over with your index finger.
  6. Drizzle it lightly with olive oil, and sprinkle with pizza seasoning and/or the dried herbs of your choice, if desired.
  7. Bake the bread until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.
  8. 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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