Something about fall gets me craving carbs. Not that I don’t often crave a delicious piece of crusty sourdough bread or pasta slathered in a savory sauce, but the cravings get more intense as the weather cools down. Pregnancy isn’t helping to keep those cravings at bay either. I decided to try my hand at a yeast bread and a flavorful focaccia seemed like just the recipe since it doesn’t have to spend the better part of a day (or night) rising. This bread turned out so good that I ate enough to give myself a tummy ache.
I neglected to take pictures of roasting the garlic. Garlic is so easy to roast and it’s such a satisfying treat. I had an elephant garlic that needed to be used, but any nice large bulb of garlic will work. Just cut off the top 1/3 of the bulb, place on a piece of aluminum foil. Pour 2-3 tablespoons of quality olive oil on the garlic, making sure the oil gets in all the cloves. Wrap up the foil and bake in a 400 degree oven for 45 minutes to an hour. The garlic cloves should be easy to separate and squishy.
At that point remove any tough skin from the garlic cloves and place in a bowl, add two more tablespoons of olive oil and let sit to infuse the garlic flavor into the oil.
To prepare your dough, mix flour, salt, sugar and yeast thoroughly in a large bowl. Add the warm water and olive oil and mix well. Oil a 9 x 13 inch pain and set the dough in the pan and cover with a towel. Find a warm place to let the dough rise for 30-45 minutes. I put mine in the still slightly warm oven.
Once the magic of the yeast has worked spread the dough out in the dish. Using a finger dipped in olive oil, poke holes in the dough. Go all the way to the bottom so that the oil can really get into the bread when baking.
Spread on the garlic infused olive oil, piece of garlic and chopped fresh rosemary all across the dough. Get some pieces of garlic in the little holes. Let sit for another 10 -15 minutes while the oven warms to 375.
Bake at 375 for 25 – 30 minutes. Remove from the oven when the crust is a beautiful golden brown. It’s so tasty to eat while still warm. Try to save some for the rest of your family.
Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Focaccia Bread
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Ah, this looks awesome! I’m definitely going to have to try making it! :]
You made this looks so easy I think I might need to try it! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!!
Cooking with yeast always intimidated me but you make it look so easy- I can’t wait to try this!
Looks fantastic and I can just imagine the aroma. Thanks for sharing and I would like to invite you to come visit a new and exciting blog hop at Home Cooking called Share the Love http://homecookingrecipebox.blogspot.com/ I hope you come check us out sometime. Have a fun week.
Oh, I do love bread! This recipe looks completely drool worthy! Pinned and sharing. Thank you for linking up to Family Joy Blog Link-Up Party this week!
I love focaccia. Garlic and rosemary are a classic combination.
Mmmm, this looks and sounds so delicious! I currently have all the ingredients available too!
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
Wishing you a lovely week.
xoxo
Yum – that looks great, and perfect for dinner tonight! ๐ Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty
This looks amazing! I had to pin it so I could remember to try it.
Oh my, this looks so lovely and your recipe makes it easy to venture into making it! Thanks for sharing ๐