Rosemary Focaccia Bread
- 1 pkg. dry yeast
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3-1/4 cup flour
- Olive oil
- Coarse sea salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 sprig rosemary
- Mix yeast and water together in a large mixing bowl; let sit for 10 minutes.
- Add sugar and salt; mix together.
- Add flour.
- Mix together until dough begins to move away from the bowl.
- Remove dough and knead on countertop for 5-7 minutes.
- Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a towel and let rise for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, remove dough from bowl.
- Knead for 3-4 minutes.
- Place on a medium cookie sheet and spread the dough to the sides.
- Cover with a towel and let rise for 1/2 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Lightly brush olive oil over top of bread.
- Liberally sprinkle coarse sea salt and fresh blacked pepper on top.
- Scatter rosemary leaves over top.
- Place in oven and baked 25 minutes or until top is a light gold color.
yeast, water, sugar, salt, flour, olive oil, salt, freshly cracked black pepper, rosemary
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/18632 (may not work)