# Quick & Dirty Focaccia

An incredibly easy homemade focaccia recipe that requires no kneading or stand mixer, resulting in a crispy crust and fluffy, chewy crumb.

- Total time: 165 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups bread flour
- 1.125 tsp instant yeast
- 0.75 tsp cooking salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 tbsp warm water
- 1.5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 0.25 tsp sea salt flakes

## Instructions

1. Mix flour, yeast, and salt in a bowl.
2. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in warm water, then mix until combined.
3. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place for 2 hours until it doubles in size.
4. Grease a 26.6 x 20 x 5cm (10.5 x 8 x 2″) or 22cm/9″ square metal pan with butter.
5. Press parchment paper into the pan, ensuring it overhangs the sides. Scrunch the paper first to make it fit better.
6. Drizzle the base of the pan with extra virgin olive oil.
7. Scrape the risen dough into the pan, being careful not to deflate it. Coax it into the corners of the pan as best you can.
8. Cover the pan with a cutting board and let the dough rise again for 45 minutes, until it increases by 50%.
9. Drizzle olive oil generously over the surface of the dough.
10. Spread the oil with oiled fingers and lightly dimple the dough, ensuring not to poke deeper than 1cm/0.4 inches.
11. Sprinkle with sea salt flakes.
12. Bake at 220°C/425°F (200°C fan) for 25 minutes, rotating at the 15-minute mark.
13. Cool the focaccia on a rack for 10 minutes before serving.
14. Serve by dipping slices in good olive oil with some aged balsamic.
15. Alternatively, make sandwiches and toasties with the focaccia.

## Equipment

- bowl
- baking pan
- oven

## Tips

- The secret to this focaccia is a super high 93% hydration dough, which makes it rise faster and results in a beautifully moist crumb and ultra-crispy crust.
- You won't even need to touch the dough with your hands.
- Focaccia can be used to make incredible cheese toasties.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8B1EHA4/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f15be1ad-50f3-4f0e-bde1-6daf127abb4b
- Extracted: 2025-08-14

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