Focaccia Bread with tomato rosemary lemon

This Tomato Rosemary Focaccia bread is for your carb indulgence. It’s crispy on the outside, soft chewy inside and packed with robust flavor. I added cherry tomatoes, fresh rosemary and rosemary infused oil. Focaccia bread is great bread to enjoy with soup on the side, slice and use as sandwich or even with some cheese and wine.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water (just warm enough for you to dip your finger comfortably)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup rosemary infused Olive Oil
• Few more rosemary to add on top
• 3 garlic cloves (thinly sliced)
• 10 to 12 cherry tomatoes

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Prepare the Rosemary garlic Infused Oil
2. 2Take some luke warm water in a glass. Mix sugar and yeast to the warm water and then, cover the glass. In 5 minutes, the yeast should activate, and you should see a thick layer form on top. If you don’t see that, the yeast didn’t active. Discard and try again.
3. 3In a mixing bowl, add the flour and salt and give it a mix. Pour the yeast water and give a mix. You don't have to knead but make sure there are no dry flour left. Cover the bowl and leave aside for 1 hour.
4. 4After an hour, the dough would have turned softer. Using the technique of folding the dough, fold the dough a few times. This will create lovely crumbs to the bread and the technique helps to develop the gluten without kneading it. You can watch my NO KNEAD BREAD VIDEO to understand this step better.
5. 5Cover the dough and leave it aside for 2 hours.
6. 6After 2 hours, take a cookie sheet or a baking pan and pour some of the infused olive oil. Then drop the dough and give a few fold once again. Cover and leave aside for an hour.
7. 7After an hour or two the dough would have flattened and spread. Preheat the oven to 400 F
8. 8Pour rest of the oil and rub some oil in your hand and poke all around the dough. Layer the sliced garlic, sliced tomatoes and few rosemary.
9. 9Bake for 25 minutes or until the top looks golden brown.
10. 10Let it cool down a bit and slice the bread.
11. 11Enjoy it fresh!