Soft Sourdough Focaccia Bread Made Simple!
Soft, fluffy, golden sourdough focaccia bread is so fun to make. The dough is soft and easy to work with and the bonus is you can make it a couple days ahead of time and let it cold proof in your fridge until you’re ready to top and bake. Or simply let the dough proof overnight in your fridge and bake the next day. Feed that sourdough starter add in a bit of olive oil a dash of sugar and get ready for a bake again and again fresh bread recipe. This focaccia has the perfect chewy texture with a crispy golden crust and is delicious served alongside pasta, soup, charcuterie boards, or sliced into paninis and sandwiches.
This is one of our favorite sourdough recipes because it’s flexible, beginner-friendly, and incredibly forgiving. You can customize the toppings however you’d like — garlic parmesan, fresh herbs, pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, rosemary, garden vegetables, and more!
The tools I use in the Focaccia Cooking Class Video above:
Danish Dough Whisk: https://amzn.to/4dUdc5C
Bench Scraper: https://amzn.to/3PAeKIP
EASY SOURDOUGH FOCACCIA INGREDIENTS
• 1 cup active sourdough starter (250 g)
• 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon water (130 g)
• 1/4 cup + 1 teaspoon olive oil (65 g)
• 2 teaspoons sugar (10 g)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt (8 g)
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, optional
• About 3 1/4 cups flour (400 g)
TOPPING
• Olive oil
• Fresh garlic
• Parmesan cheese
• Coarse salt
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Mix all dough ingredients until combined.
2. Cover and rest 30 minutes.
3. Perform 4 stretch & folds every 30 minutes over 2 hours.
4. Cover airtight and refrigerate overnight (12+ hours).
5. Transfer dough to an oiled 9x13 pan and gently stretch to fit.
6. Cover and rise at room temperature 3–5 hours until fluffy.
7. Dimple dough, drizzle with garlic olive oil, and top with parmesan & coarse salt.
8. Bake at 425°F for 18–24 minutes until golden brown.
Delicious for sandwiches, paninis, pasta night, soups, and charcuterie boards!
If you love this recipe you’ll love our Cookbook, Dinner Changes Everything. We serve this Focaccia alongside our Bruschetta, Blackened Salmon, Chili, Plum Braised Pork Tenderloin and Herb Roast - all of these recipes are in our Cookbook!
🌿 Getting Started with Sourdough Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfPIhWGHaEXFm0Cq85LyppQWEfJr0o3_p
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