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Festive Holiday Focaccia

Melissa
This Festive Holiday Focaccia is the perfect holiday baking project. It uses seasonal winter herbs including rosemary and thyme to flavour the dough, and is decorated in a holiday-themed design using greenhouse cherry tomatoes, shallots, and black olives. It is simple to make and is ideal for holiday entertaining!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8
Calories 302 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Dough

  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 cups warm water
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme finely chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ cup olive oil plus more for greasing and drizzling
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour

For the Toppings

  • 8 rosemary stems leaves picked off (discard the woody stems)
  • 10 cherry tomatoes halved or left whole
  • 1 shallot thinly sliced
  • 4 black olives sliced into rings
  • Fresh thyme leaves for sprinkling
  • Flaky sea salt
  • Olive oil for drizzling

Instructions
 

To Make the Dough:

  • In a large bowl, combine the yeast, sugar, and warm water. Let stand for 10 minutes until the mixture becomes foamy.
  • Add the chopped rosemary and thyme to the bowl along with the sea salt, olive oil and flour. Mix until a shaggy dough forms, then knead for 3 to 4 minutes until smooth and elastic. Transfer the dough to a well-oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place for 2 hours, or until doubled in size.
  • Brush a 9x13-inch baking pan generously with olive oil. Transfer the foccacia dough to the pan. Using your fingers, gently stretch and press the dough to fill the entire pan, creating an even layer.
  • Cover and let the dough rise for a second time, about 30 minutes
  • Once the dough has risen, drizzle the surface generously with olive oil. Use your fingertips to create dimples all over the surface of the dough.

To Decorate and Bake:

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  • Decorate the focaccia as desired using the rosemary leaves, cherry tomatoes, shallots, and olives. Before baking, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
  • Tent the foccacia loosely with aluminum foil to prevent the herbs from burning. Bake the focaccia for 20 minutes, then remove the foil, and bake for 10 more minutes or until golden brown and crisp around the edges.
  • Let the focaccia cool in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 302kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 7gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 112mgPotassium: 143mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 190IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 3mg
Keyword foccacia, holiday foccacia, winter baking, winter recipe
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