Garlic and Rosemary Focaccia Bread
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Garlic and Rosemary Focaccia Bread
This tasty and traditional Italian bread,
is wonderful with a big bowl of steaming, hot soup or
a big plate of spaghetti with tomato meat sauce.
Garlic and Rosemary Focaccia Bread
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 packages active dry yeast
- 1 cup (120 to 130 F) warm water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 to 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon snipped fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup (4 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
- In a large bowl, stir together 1 1/2 cups flour and yeast. Add water, oil, and salt. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can with a wooden spoon. Stir in minced garlic cloves, snipped fresh rosemary, oregano and pepper. On a lightly floured surface, knead in enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough that is smooth and elastic 8 to 10 minutes total. Shape dough into a ball; place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease surface Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size, 50 to 60 minutes.
- Punch dough down, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Grease a 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan. Press dough into pan. (If dough is sticky, sprinkle the surface with about 1 tablespoon additional flour) Using your fingertips, make several deep indentations in the dough. Cover and let rise until nearly double (about 30 minutes)
- Bake in a 350 degree oven about 50 minutes or until golden brown.
- Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for 5 to 10 minutes more or until cheese is melted.
Garlic, Rosemary, Focaccia, Bread, Butter, Italian
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