Caramelized Onion Focaccia ( Bread Machine)

Submitted by Nancy G.

"This recipe is very easy and very tasty! I don't remember where it came from originally, but I have been making it for several years. Preparation time does not include the time it takes for the dough in the bread machine."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups bread flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons yeast
• 3⁄4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, shredded

• Onion topping

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced

directions

1. Place all ingredients except cheeses and onion topping in your bread machine pan in the order recommended by manufacturer Use dough setting.
2. When dough is finished, grease cookie sheet.
3. Pat dough into twelve-inch circle on sheet.
4. Cover and let rise in warm place about 30 minutes or until almost double.
5. Prepare onion topping.
6. Heat oven to 400º.
7. Make deep depression in dough at one inch intervals with finger or handle of wooden spoon.
8. Spread topping over dough.
9. Sprinkle with cheeses.
10. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until edge is golden brown.
11. Cut into wedges, serve warm.
12. Onion topping: melt margarine in skillet over medium-low heat.
13. Cook onions and garlic in butter 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until onions are brown and caramelized.

Reviews

[CaliforniaJan]

If you love caramelized onions and good bread, this is the recipe for you! Delicious and fluffy bread with an amazing onion topping. Very filling, could make a great meal with soup and a salad.

 

[KP in Canada]

FANTASTIC! Made exactly as written except I added 1 tsp. dried rosemary to the dough ingredients. This is the lightest, fluffiest foccacia bread I have ever had...will use again as a pizza dough base. Thanks so much for sharing!!

 

[Frugal Fifer]

I have made foccacia in the past, but this recipe is delicious. The dough was easy to work with and the bread was lovely and moist. Like other reviewers, my onions had been too fine and were overdone by the end of cooking. I drizzled the hot bread with some olive oil before serving with spaghetti and meatballs. Next time I will try adding the onions nearer the end of cooking. Whole family loved this and have requested that it be made again soon.

 

[RonaNZ]

I made this with the onion topping to start with. I should have sliced the onions, as in your recipe, instead of chopping them. By the time I had caramelised them and then they baked on top of the bread, there wasn't much substance to the onion! I had chopped them too finely. I doubled the recipe and made two batches for my cooking class and we tried all sorts of toppings; garlic and thyme, olives, sun-dried tomatoes. All wonderful.

 

[Lexie]

This was so easy and so good! I will be using this frequently. Can't wait to try this with other toppings as well. Thanks!