The Easiest, Bestest Focaccia Bread Ever!!

Wow. This is incredibly easy to make and tastes delicious. It really took me just one hour to make the bread and it rose and browned beautifully. I topped my bread with the olive oil, parmesan, a bit of sea salt, a light layer of an artichoke & caper tapenade I had in the frige, and then some sliced fresh tomatoes. Really, you could go nuts with toppings on the bread and try a lot of different combinations. It's a versatile recipe that I know I'll be making again, even during the week (did I mention it only takes one hour for this bread, start to finish?!?). Thanks for posting such an easy, excellent recipe.

22 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This was VERY VERY VERY disappointing. Since typically, everything from this site that has a good rating is always great, I made this for my FIL's birthday dinner. It didn't look good and tasted a bit like a soft pretzel--NOT like foccacia. I wonder if the chef has had real foccacia before? I made 2 batches, one following directions exactly and then a second that would be a rosemary focaccia. It was easy, (used my Kitchen Aid mixer to mix up the dough) but just wasn't foccacia. I WOULD NOT make it again and will be looking for a more authenic recipe.

17 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I thought this recipe was surprisingly good! Instead of garlic powder, I used rosemary (because I didn't have any garlic powder) and I thought that that was something that it definitely needed anyway. Really yummy foccacia always has rosemary in it! Instead of mozzarella, I used chedder which turned out really good. I personally think it would have been nasty with mozzarella. The only thing that I was kind of disappointed about was that the outside was kind of hard and the bread was a little bit dense. But it was still really, really good!

10 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I've tried several other foccacia bread recipes and this has been the best so far. I made 2 breads---one with the cheese and one without and preferred the bread without the cheese. Easy to make and tastes wonderful! I'll definitely make this again.

10 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I made this bread tonight and I thought it was fabulous. It was as good as any I have had in a restaurant. The only change I made was to top it with dried rosemary and I excluded the mozzarella cheese. I served it with oil and vinegar and my family loved it. Thank you, this was excellent! :)

10 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

OMG, it's *fabulous*. I sub 4 cloves of fresh garlic (pressed) for the garlic powder but otherwise follow the recipe exactly. I make this bread once or twice every week, varying toppings to go with what I'm cooking. For those reviewers who found the texture too dense, try making the bread thinner (1/4" instead of 1/2").

2 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I'm really bad at baking breads, but this one was relly simple and the results were enjoyable. I added chargrilled peppers on top with some extra garlic and cheddar as I find mozzarella to bland for my taste. However, I also added a few blocks of mozzarella into the dough so when you cut it open some places have a bit of cheese. I'm just impressed that I was able to bake ths with such ease - it gave ma a lot more confidence to try my hand at bread baking. Thank you.

2 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Very good and very easy! I just wanted something different tonight to make with sandwiches and this was just perfect. I omitted the mozzarella cheese and added dries rosemary on the top. This was fantastic and I will be making it again. Thanks for posting.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I made this in a stone baking pan so it took a bit longer to bake than specified, but it was delicious and so easy to make! I topped it with pesto, mozza, and chopped olives, and subbed half the flour with whole wheat flour. Exactly what I was looking for!

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This bread is amazing! I added extra garlic and topped mine with mozzarella, cheddar, an Italian blend and Parmesan (we really like cheese!) and I baked it for about 20 minutes so that the cheese got really baked on. We ate it with soup and are excited to use for sandwiches. I love how easy and fast it is to make! Thanks for the recipe!

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Only change I made was to increase the salt in the dough a tad bit and add freshly cracked pepper on top before baking. The taste is wonderful, the texture just right for focaccia. This will be made again and again in our household. Perfect tonight to go with Classic Baked Ziti. A real winner of a recipe. Thank you.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This really is delicious... so good that I made it twice in the last three days. The first time I made it, I used 1/3 whole wheat flour and it was great. Today I made it with 1/2 whole wheat flour and it was great (I like to see what percentage whole wheat I can use without sacrificing great flavor and texture). I am not a big cheese lover, so I cut the mozzarella to a scant cup... that was fine. Tonight I cut the pieces in half through the center for sandwiches (roasted red peppers, tomatoes, and red onions as well as raw spinach... roasted mushrooms would be great too... I used an aioli that was delicious: http://italian.food.com/recipe/tapas-177s-rosemary-a-oli-383193 . Mmmmm, restaurant quality.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Very, very nice Fociccia! I only had 2 and 1/2 cups flour so I added 1/4 cup Italian Bread Crumbs. Gave it such a nice rustic bite and texture. I will do that next time as well. I did mess up and add 1 teaspoon black pepper which I will do again. Topped it off with caramelized onions and garlic as well as some fresh thyme leaves and coarse sea salt. Fast to make, came together like a dream, turned out fantastic! What more can you ask for!! Thanks for Posting, Di ;-)

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Wow - it didn't take long for my husband and I to scarf this down! I did as another reviewer suggested and waited until the last five minutes to sprinkle the cheese on top - great tip!! No question we'll be making this again. I also am curious to try it out as a pizza crust.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This was my first attempt at Focaccia bread and i have to say this was the perfect recipe, it was very easy and delicious! I am going to try adding toppings next time. but this one was a perfect as well. We dipped in Olive Oil and Balsamic and it was heavenly.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Just made this bread & everyone loved it!!! It was so easy and delicious. I used 1/2 regular flour and 1/2 whole wheat flour. I also omitted the mozzarella cheese, and instead topped the bread with rosemary, Jane's crazy mixed up salt, and Romano cheese. DELICIOUS!! I will make this again.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

We liked how chewy the bread turned out and plan to make the recipe again. Loved the combination of herbs. We have also made this in to pizza crust and it turned out great cooked in the oven and on the grill.

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Mmmm. Good, basic, easy recipe. I topped mine with sharp cheddar & jalapenos before I baked it.

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Very good, turned out well for my first try at it. Thank you, next time I'll use a little less cheese

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I make this bread all the time adding mozzarella, olives, artichokes and anything else that strikes my fancy. Its great!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account