Herbed Focaccia
Ingredients
2 ½ cups
bread flour, plus more for kneading the dough
1 ¼ tsp.
kosher salt
about ¼ tsp.
freshly ground Kowalski's Black Peppercorns, to taste
1 tbsp.
Kowalski's Pizza Seasoning
2 ¼ tsp. (1 envelope)
yeast
1 ½ cups
warm water
- pinch
sugar
- Kowalski's Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for coating the equipment and the dough
Directions
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together 2 ½ cups flour, salt, pepper and seasoning; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, sprinkle yeast evenly over water; add sugar and let stand for 10 min. until mixture bubbles slightly.
- Stir yeast mixture. Add flour mixture to yeast mixture; stir until completely moistened.
- Move dough to a well-floured work surface (it will be sticky). Dust dough with flour; knead, sprinkling with additional flour as needed, until dough is elastic and no longer sticky (1-2 min.).
- Lightly coat a large mixing bowl with oil; place dough in bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place until at least double in size (1-2 hrs.).
- Transfer dough to a well-floured work surface (it will deflate); dust with flour. Knead again, sprinkling lightly with flour as needed, until dough is very smooth; set aside.
- Pour about 1 tbsp. oil into the bottom of an 11 ¾ x 9 ⅜ x 1 ½" baking pan; using your fingers, coat the entire interior of the pan with oil.
- Add dough to the pan; press gently until it nearly reaches the corners. Using your knuckles, dimple the dough all over.
- Spray plastic wrap with cooking spray; cover pan with plastic, sprayed side down. The plastic will touch the dough and should be sealed around the edges of the pan but still have enough slack to allow the dough to rise.
- Let dough rise in a warm place until at least double in size (at least 2 hrs.).
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Drizzle 1-1 ½ tbsp. oil on dough; using your fingers, evenly spread dough with oil.
- Bake dough in preheated oven until dark golden-brown and puffy (about 22 min.).
- Remove bread from pan; cool on a wire rack for at least 30 min. before slicing.
