Focaccia Pizza - Easy and Delicious!

This focaccia pizza recipe is so simple to make. Topped with 3 simple ingredients - rosemary, salt and olive oil, it's a recipe you'll keep coming back to!

I think everyone needs a good focaccia recipe in their arsenal. It’s Italian food at its finest – simple but mouth-wateringly delicious.

The olive oil, rosemary and salt combine beautifully to give off the most heavenly flavour. And the dough is just thick enough to split in half and make a fresh panino out of (filled with mortadella maybe?), but also thin enough so you can just eat a piece on its own straight out of the oven (one of the best ways to eat it in my opinion). It's also great on a charcuterie board or served alongside a meal instead of regular bread.

What is Focaccia?

It's a simple, flat Italian bread that also resembles pizza. It is made with pizza dough, so that is where the pizza aspect comes in.

It can be left plain, or topped with rosemary, olive oil, and salt, or other simple toppings.

Each region of Italy has its own type of focaccia, and will vary depending on the region. This focaccia is most similar to a Tuscan focaccia because of the salt and rosemary topping.

What kind of toppings are good on focaccia pizza?

Over time, focaccia has evolved to have different toppings. The key to focaccia toppings is to keep it simple.

Here are some simple focaccia toppings to try:

• Olives and onions (recipe here)
• Lemon slices and thyme
• Tomatoes and oregano (like a Pugliese focaccia)
• Grapes and rosemary
• Artichokes and olives

How to store:

Keep it in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 days. It's better to eat the focaccia within one day (if it lasts that long!), since it starts to go hard after that.

How do you reheat it?

Focaccia pizza is best fresh out of the oven, but if you need to reheat it once it gets cold, there's a few ways you can do it. First cut the piece or pieces you want to eat and either:

1. Pop it in the microwave for approximately 30 seconds
2. Reheat it in the a 350°F oven for 5-10 minutes

How to Make Focaccia Pizza - Step by Step

Preheat oven to 425°F. Oil a 11.5 x 17.5 inch rectangular baking sheet with 2 tablespoon of the olive oil

Place dough on baking sheet then use your hands to gently tug, pull and push the pizza dough until it fills the baking sheet.

If the dough starts to spring back, let it rest for 10 minutes, and then return to stretching it out (photo 1). Then let the dough rise in the baking sheet for an additional 30 minutes - 1 hour.

Make indents in the pizza dough by pressing your fingers into the dough

Top pizza dough with olive oil, ensuring it fills the indents. Sprinkle with salt and rosemary (photo 2)

Bake until focaccia is golden brown, approximately 30 minutes (photo 3) Remove from oven, slice, and enjoy

Top Tips:

• You can make your own pizza dough with the recipe provided, or if you're in a time crunch, you can buy the pizza dough too.
• The best pan to use to make this focaccia is a sheet pan - specifically a jelly roll pan if you have one.
• The focaccia size is 11.5 x 17.5 inches. If you don't have a baking sheet this big, you can use less dough, or use all the dough, just keeping in mind that your focaccia will be on the thicker side.
• You can use a round pizza pan for this recipe as well
• Use a good quality olive oil to top the focaccia with
• Similarly, use a good quality coarse salt for topping the focaccia (I use Maldon salt)

More Pizza and Focaccia Recipes You Might Like:

• Focaccia with Olives and Onions
• Arugula and Mushroom Pizza with Truffle Oil
• Fig and Prosciutto Pizza

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