Focaccia

Who doesn't like this flat Italian bread? Coated with sea salt and herbs....yum yum yum...You can dip it in seasoned olive oil, eat it with herbal butter or any spread you like! You just cant get enough of it! Am I not right?

It's so simple to make and the aroma coming out while baking it will make you want to eat it right out of the oven still warm and burning your tongue. Its wort trying it again and again topped with your own herbal combination, caramelized onions, olive olives or just pesto :).

Ingredients:
3 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1pkg yeast (7g)
5 table spoons olive oil
1 table spoon salt
water to make the dough , I think it comes to 1 1/2 cup, still start with 1 and go on as much as needed.

Seasoning
2 teaspoons coarse sea salt

Optional:
oregano, basil, or any other herb you like to add here.
caramelized red onions, olives or cherry tomatoes...

Method:

Preheat the oven to 400F.
Dissolve yeast in a half cup warm water. Keep it in a warm and dark place for 10 mins for the yeast to ferment well.
Meanwhile mix flour and salt. Add 2 table spoon olive oil, yeast, and water to make a dough. Start kneading for about 10 min until dough is smooth and elastic. Leave the dough to rest in a warm, dark place until doubles its size. Make sure to oil the bowl in which you will keep the dough and cover it with dump cloth while resting. To speed up the process, you can preheat the oven little bit and leave the dough in it to
rest.
Grease 9 or 10 '' round baking pan.
Next, take the dough out and knead for a few minutes. Press it down to form a circle to fit in your baking pan.
Leave it to rise for 30 mins. 

Right before baking make wells all over the focaccia while poking the dough with a finger.
Coat the bread with the remaining olive oil using pastry brush. Sprinkle sea salt and any herbs you are using.
Bake for 20-25 mins until the bread is pale gold.
Let the focaccia cool down little bit and its ready to eat!!!



Enjoy!!!!