Garlic Focaccia – A Scrumptious Bread with Grape Tomatoes and Herbs
On a normal day my cooking starts with the main dish and then clubbing the same with the accompaniments according to the taste and cuisine. But there are times I cook in reverse gear too πΒ that is to plan for the accompaniment first and then look out for the main dish to go along with it. This scrumptious Italian bread Focaccia is one such recipe I planned &Β baked after my whole lentil and mint soup was ready. Quite easy to bake this loaf was my obvious choice, since it takes less rising time than any other yeast breads. And having grape tomatoes in hand added the extra zing to the final baked loaf.
A perfect breakfast treat and a delicious snack Focaccia is a simple, easy and scrumptious Italian baked bread and resembles flat bread. Versatile and quick to bake Focaccia which is a close cousin to Pizza can be given various makeovers with herbs, veggies, spices andΒ flavorful oils.
Ingredients;
- 11/2 cup wholewheat flour
- 1 cup refined flour
- 1/4 cup Olive oil
- 2 cups of halved grape tomato/cherry tomato
- 2 tsp. dry rosemary or any herb
- 1 tbsp. minced Garlic
- 1/2 tbsp. chilli flakes
- 1 tbsp. coarse rock salt
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp salt
Method: Wash and slice the grape tomatoes into half. Keep them aside. Peel the garlic and chop it finely. Take a small bowl and pour 2 tbsp. of warm water in it. Add sugar and the yeast in the water. let it sand for 10 minutes till it starts to froth.
Take a large vessel and add both the flours in it. Make a well in the center and add the frothy yeast mix in it. Use your hand and mix the flour gently, it will be quite sticky at this stage. Add extra flour and turn on to a flat surface and knead it for 5 minutes.
Take a large bowl and grease it with olive oil. Place the dough in the greased bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Keep it aside to rise for about 1 hour or more till it doubles in size.
I normally don’t keep Focaccia for second rise, but you can keep it for second rise if you wish. I am happy with the results of first rise.
Preheat the oven at 200ΒΒ°C and grease a flat baking tin. Flatten the risen dough over it by stretching it till the end of the baking tin. Poke small hole using your thumb at regular intervals.
Add the sliced grape tomatoes in each hole. Sprinkle the minced garlic, rosemary or any herb and rock salt evenly over the bread. Drizzle rest of the Olive oil over the loaf.
Bake the Focaccia for 25-30 minutes till it is golden at the top and sounds hollow when tapped.
Baked grape tomatoes and crunchy rock salt is the limelight of this bread. I am going to increase the quantity of grape tomatoes in my next bake π
The olive oil infused grape tomato and garlic Focaccia with whole Lentil and mint soup is certainly a scrumptious dinner I had in recent times!
Notes;
- I never used rock salt in Focaccia before, but am glad that I did in this loaf and am in love with the crunchy feel it gives to the loaf.
- Use fresh herbs if you can, basil, thyme, oregano are great in this bake.
- Try crushed black pepper instead of chilly flakes for another spicy flavor.
- Focaccia is a wonderful picnic and party food.
- Don’t be miser when using Olive oil for this gorgeous bread. It really makes a huge difference.
- Replace the refined flour with wholewheat and you may not find much difference in texture (slightly dense) but will get a huge shift towards healthy bake.
- I normally don’t keep my Focaccia bread for second rise, but you can keep it for second rise if you wish.
Lovely Focaccia Sanjeeta!!! Now I wanna bake some as well π
That’s one scrumptious bread Sanjeeta..love the flavours and the tomato topping is looking exotic.
oh boy!! this looks great
Wow.. fantastic bread π You are brilliant when it comes to baking. I am awestruck at you most of the time when I see such beautiful preparations that I haven’t even heard in my life time. Got to take this as a task and make few recipes from your blog. Will do tat soon π
@Nithi, thanks my buddy! And I am awestruck when it comes to clicking food pictures.
hey sanjeeta….that looks yummy ! garlic , olive oil and tomato – one of my favorites . your blog has some of the best recipes for indian food π
@Thepickyeater, Thanks for the sweet words, am humbled.
This focaccia looks fantastic! Love the addition of cherry tomatoes. I’ve been wheatless for so long I am now craving a piece of this bread π
I love Foccacia,never tried making it though.Your recipe[as always] sounds good with wheat flour and Olive Oil!
@Divya, thanks, have been longing to try the cookies you brought to the blogger meet!
Focacia looks awesome
Oh wow…I love foccacia and yours sounds wonderful!
Garlic foccacia looks fantastic…simply love to have a slice rite now..
I love this classic Italian flatbread! Looks gorgeous!
Yummy bread..
looks amazing and should be the center piece of the meal π
This foccacia bread looks really pretty and healthy… absolutely love the tomato toppin..
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This looks great, the texture is perfect and the flavour sounds amazing!
What lovely bread. The texture is perfect and I would love to serve this at my table. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Looks perfectly baked, tempting too
Very flavourful and tempting focaccia…Lovely texture!
wow amazing baking…..it looks sooo temptg
Sanjeeta…wow. The texture of your focaccia looks incredibly succeeded. Dare I say, even better that how my my MIL makes it. Shhush, let this be our secret π
Brava, very impressive results.
Ciao for now,
Claudia
@Fodessa. Ha..ha..hope she (MIL) is not tech savvy π
Lovely gorgeous focaccia …I use crushed black peppercorns but never used rock salt …will do that next time.
A griddle version of focaccia has become a recent favorite at our place π
I’m big fan of Focaccias more if they are really garlicky. Love this with extra fresh herbs for my taste:)
Cheers,
Gera
Sanjeeta, don’t tell me you’re doing all this on vacation? Have been seeing quite a few of your posts since you left!
@Sra, No never..am just hogging and lazying around..there is something called draft thingie..and I am loving it π Have a lot of food in sleeping mode which I cooked in Chennai!
Your photos are are appetizing! I can’t stop looking at them and a lovely recipe on top of that! Thanks for sharing π
@Gourmantine, thanks for being here and writing sweet note. Much appreciated!
Garlic focaccia looking flavorful and delish.
Sanjeeta-Your focaccia is so incredible, and so spongie, and light as a feather. Would love to get a nice chunk of that right now. I always use dried pepper flakes on my focaccia, as well. Superb!!!
2Elisabeth, Thanks for appreciating my efforts π Love the Zucchini Quiche I browsed on your blog!
Oowwwhhh, I’ve definatly done that too., found an awesome accompaniment & then worked a dish around it. This looks wonderful, I could go a big old slab of that right now π
This looks delicious, love the cherry tomatoes on it!
@Nell, thanks for visiting! Good to connect on Twitter. Hope to see you more often.
Thanks so much for your sweet tweets tonight. I hope you get to try my chickpea cookie recipe. This foccacia looks awesome & I too would love it for breakfast π
Beautiful and delicious looking focaccia!
What a beautiful focaccia this is! I really love the flavors you used…the tomatoes are great in it!
oh my, i love focaccia!!! i tried making it once (before i fully understood how to use yeast) and it was a disaster. i shall have to try it again now! π my favorite is with olive oil and various herbs like rosemary and oregano!
This is a gorgeous loaf of foccacia! I love eating foccacia w/ a bit of cheese and maybe meat and some wine…a great meal. Yours looks amazing π
Oh my goodness, that looks heavenly. So fluffy and flavorful!
looks fabulous!!
wow, that has come out really well π
so airy and very perfectly done….very beautiful blend of herbs π
@Ananda, Thanks for checking out all those recipes here and writing your views. Hope you enjoyed your break!
Your focaccia looks amazingly delicious sanjeeta! And by the way, anything with rosemary calls to me, especially in a focaccia…
wonderful π
This is one of my first fav bread ever.. looks scrumptious and the texture is to the perfection sanjeeta….love it totally
I am a BIG foccacia fan too and love this flavor combination in it- perfect bake! Have posted this too π
A super delicious focaccia!
Your focaccia looks so wonderful! I love your toppings and how thick and crusty it is!
I love foccacia and this looks so delicious! LIke a pizza almost, with those toppings!
Wow so flavorful and delicious…
I love the topping -it came out spongy.
a perfect fovvacia, love the flavors!!
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Your bread looks fabulous! Love the flavour and juicy tomatoes!
This looks awesome!
this is a gorgeous foccacia bread we would love this one here for sure nice job!
I am big fan of foccacia and this one looks so gorgeous with grape tomatoes, bake to perfection. loved it
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Yum! I love focaccia.Yours has come out perfect.The shriveled grape tomatoes look awesome sitting on top.
Wow, your foccacia looks delicious, love the idea of grape tomatoes, give some sweetness to the foccacia. Hope you are having a great week Sanjeeta π
Lovely pics Sanj…yummyyyyyyyyyyyyy
I only just made foccacia for the first time a few months ago and really loved it – such a satisfying process.
Oh I love baking bread. π The idea of adding halved grape tomatoes is genius, and this sounds like the perfect thing to make after your lentil soup! Off to check out that recipe now!
What a great bread. I could make a meal just out of this.
Foccacia is such a great bread. I could snack on it endlessly. It looks great with the grape tomatoes on top!
Wow, this bread really looks beautiful! I love making bread, there is something so satisfying about it, and I love the smell of bread baking.
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I love foccacia! Kudos for making your own — looks so good.
@Xiaolu, Thanks for being here! Three cheers to Twitter for letting me know some of the beautiful friends in Food world.
Oh boy Sanjeeta. You’ve done it with this recipe. That bread looks mouthwatering! I can almost taste it through your gorgeous pictures.
love this Italian flatbread and the addition of garlic makes it even more delicious.
Hi, your bread looks lovely. I tried making it today. But I am a little confused. From your pictures I see that after you had spread the dough in baking pan, you have let it proof so it fluffs up like in the next picture. But you haven’t written anything about the second proof. I baked it right after putting it in the baking pan and it dis not fluff up as much though taste was amazing. Just wanted to confirm if you did the second proofing? Thanks
@Kanika, I normally don’t keep Focaccia for second rise as I like my Focaccia to look more like a flat bread…but you may keep for second rise if you wish so.
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