Honey, Red Pepper Focaccia
Make homemade focaccia without spending hours in the kitchen! This easy no-knead focaccia recipe is perfect for busy moms, with minimal hands-on time and delicious results.
Servings: 4 People 1
Equipment
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- 1 Dough Scraper
- 1 Baking pan
- 1 Bread Maker
- 1 Cooling Rack
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups Warm water Not boiling water
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 tsp Olive Oil
- 1 3/3 cups All purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Yeast
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- Honey For Topping
- Red Chili Flakes For Topping
Instructions
- Add the wet ingredients to the bread machine.
- Start by pouring the water into the bread machine pan.
- Add the honey and olive oil.
- Adding the liquids first helps ensure that the dough ingredients mix together properly during the kneading process.
- Add the dry ingredients.
- Add the all-purpose flour, making sure it covers most of the liquid. Add the yeast and salt on top.
- Select the dough cycle.
- Close the bread machine and select the dough cycle.
- Allow the machine to knead and mix the ingredients until the cycle is complete and the machine turns off. That takes about 30 minutes.
- The dough should be soft, stretchy and slightly tacky to the touch.
- Allow the dough to rise.
- Once the dough cycle is complete, leave the dough inside the bread machine for an additional hour to rise. This gives it additional time to develop its texture and flavor.
- Transfer and fold the dough.
- Lightly oil your hands to prevent the dough from sticking. Carefully remove the dough from the bread machine and transfer it to a lightly oiled bowl.
- Gently fold the dough over a couple of times. You don't need to knead it again, the goal is to bring the dough together and create structure while keeping as much air as possible.
- Prepare your baking pan and allow it to rise.
- Generously coat your baking pan with olive oil, making sure the bottom and sides are covered.
- Transfer the dough into the pan and gently stretch it towards the edges.
- Place the pan in a warm, draft-free spot, and allow the dough to rise for approximately one hour. During this time, it should become airy, softer, and puffier.
- Once the dough has had time to rise, preheat your oven to 410 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove the pan from the warm resting spot before turning on the oven if you used it for proofing.
- Drizzle a generous amount of olive oil over the surface of the risen dough. Lightly oil your fingertips and gently press deep dimples across the entire surface.
- Drizzle honey evenly over the dough, allowing some of it to settle into the dimples. Finish with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes. You can adjust the amount depending on how sweet or spicy you like it.
- Place the pan in your preheated oven and bake for 18-25 minutes, or until Focaccia is beautifully golden on top and cooked through.
- Remove the Focaccia from the oven and let it rest 15 minuts before serving
If your machine has already included a rising period in its cycle, allow the dough to rest until it has become noticeably puffy.
Don't worry if it doesn't reach the edges yet.
Keep an eye on it towards the end of baking, as oven temperature and pan sizes can affect cooking time.