Focaccia is great for a starter when feeding a crowd.People love finger food.Firstly, nothing beats a good loaf of bread and secondly when it has a beautiful design to it..Toddlers love to chew on bread.Good for working mum too. Have it with soup and your dinner is done.Even great during road journeys.Smell of fresh bread excites a foodie always.Happy tummy and happy me!
You can make it in advance and send it in bento box too. Warm it and have it with breakfast with some hot cuppa. Focaccia can be made with any vegetables. It is your canvas! Paint it with colors you like !
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Ingredients
- flour (unbleached plain flour )
- yeast in warm water +½ tsp. sugar
- oil
- water to knead the dough
- salt
- Mix veggies (asparagus, bell peppers, olives)
Equipment
- stand mixer
- oven or air fryer
- tray
How to make focaccia bread in air fryer?
- Activate the yeast with warm water and sugar.
- Mix the flour with salt in a bowl.
- Add the yeast with oil and water.
- Knead the dough until you get a smooth texture.
- Cover and allow it to rise, punch down after 30 minutes.
- Spread the dough in a greased baking tray.
- Spread the veggies on top of the bread in any shape/form.Brush with oil.
- Allow to rise for 20-25 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated(for 5 mins) oven at 180C/355F for 16-18 minutes or until the the top of the bread sounds hollow
Variations
Make Focaccia bread in oven
- Spread the dough in a greased baking tray.
- Toss/brush the veggies with oil.
- Spread the veggies on top of the bread in any shape/form.
- Allow to rise for 10 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200(fan forced) for 20-25 minutes or until the the top of the bread sounds hollow
- Store it in refrigerator once it cools if you want to store for a few days.Not require if you consume within a day.
You can make variations of this bread with addition of any vegetables or just olives.
How to increase fiber in your bread ?
There are a number of ways that can help increase the fiber content in buns or bread.
1.Use fiber rich flour such as whole-wheat flour/atta. In this case you may need to increase the quantity of yeast by 20% and use a bit more water/oil as this flour is a bit heaver than plain flour.
2. Add additional additives such as flax seed meal . 1 cup of plain flour contains around 3.4 gms of fiber compared to 11 gms in 1 cup of whole meal flour. 1 tbsp. of flax seeds contains around 2 gms of fiber. So an addition of 3 tbsp. of flax seeds to plain flour can help you get similar fiber content as whole meal flour.
3.Use a combination of above to make your own healthier bread recipe.
Storage
Store it in an air tight container in refrigerator.
Top tips
- Always preheat your oven or air fryer.
- Always reheat your leftovers.
- If water is too hot or cold, yeast will not activate and double. Also, when yeast is too old it will not work. If it doesn't activate, adding it dough will not help your bread. Make a fresh batch if that happens.
- I like to use the dehydrator function of the air fryer to proof my dough(allow it to rise)
FAQs
It looks tight and tough so it will not stretch after baking.
Firstly, it should spring back when pressed.
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focaccia bread recipe
Equipment
- oven or air-fryer
- knife
- chopping board
- stand mixer for kneading (optional)
- tray
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups plain flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon yeast with water and sugar
- ¼ cup warm water for yeast above
- ½ teaspoon sugar for yeast above
- 2 tablespoon oil
- ¼ cup water ¼ to ½ cup extra water to knead the dough. Generally for 1 cup flour , we need ½ cup of liquid,count the water added t,yeast and oil as well.
- 1 teaspoon salt or as per taste
- 1 tablespoon oil to brush the veggies and bread
- Mixed veggies Asparagus,bell peppers,olives
Instructions
- Add sugar to lukewarm water, mix until it dissolves. Add yeast to sugar water, so that it activates. This will make the mix frothy and activate in 15 minutes.
- Mix the flour with salt in a bowl
- Add this yeast mix to the flour with salt.
- Knead the dough until you get a smooth texture.
- Cover and allow it to rise, punch down after 30 minutes.
Air fryer focaccia
- Spread the veggies on top of the bread in any shape/form.Brush with oil.
- Allow to rise for 20-25 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated(for 5 minutes) oven at 180C/355F for 16-18 minutes or until the the top of the bread sounds hollow
Bake foccacia in Oven
- Spread the dough in a greased baking tray
- Toss/brush the veggies with oil
- Spread the veggies on top of the bread in any shape/form
- Allow to rise for 20-25 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200(fan forced) for 20-25 minutes
- Check the readiness, by knocking on the top of the bread,if it sounds hollow then its ready.
- Allow to rest outside the oven for 5-10 minutes,serve warm.
- Store it in refrigerator once it cools if you want to store for a few days.Not required if you consume within a day.
Notes
Food safety
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation while cooking.
Jenniffer says
Really loved this Focaccia recipe! Made this as a snack for school and will definitely make again, kids loved it! I made a few extra additions, I added cherry tomatoes, vegan cheese crumbles https://violifefoods.com/ and onion. Thank you!
bhavana bhatia says
Thank you Jenniffer for stopping by and sharing your feedback. So happy that you liked the recipe.