Decorated Focaccia Bread

Made with traditional yeasted dough it uses a bit of milk instead of sugar to help the yeast rise and give additional flavor.

Decorated focaccia bread. Here s what you ll need. Of course if you just want some plain focaccia for sandwiches or soups you can stop right here and just poke in a few dimples drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and herbs. Stir it until everything is combined and then let it sit for about five more minutes.

It looks like a complicated project but actually comes together super fast. 2 1 4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 packet 1 4 teaspoon honey. Brush a thin layer of olive oil over the top and sprinkle with salt.

Reduce temperature to 350 degrees f 175 degrees c and continue to bake until golden and bread springs back when gently pressed about 20 more minutes. Decorate dough by gently pressing down the medium of your choice. You ll make a standard base for this focaccia before decorating.

For others there are these beautifully decorated focaccia dotted with vegetables. These edible works of art inspired by the creations of vineyard baker on instagram are fun for the whole family to make. Focaccia is an italian bread that is often shaped and baked into a large flat rectangle and is very similar in flavor and texture to pizza dough and there are as many focaccia recipes as there are italian grandmothers.

Now comes the fun part. This picture perfect focaccia is both a beautiful bread art piece and also happens to be incredibly delicious. Hannah page a home baker and high school teacher in raleigh n c calls herself the bread fairy.

Decorated focaccia makes for a wonderful gift as well. It started with my friend laura and then yesterday bon appétit was calling it a focaccia garden trend. You are going to make a decorated focaccia by pretending the dough is a canvas and composing vegetables and herbs across the rectangle.