Yummy Bread Machine Focaccia Recipes

BREAD MACHINE FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• Add all bread ingredients to the bread machine in the order listed. For non-Cuisinart machines, follow the instructions for order of ingredients in your manual. Set to dough cycle.
• When cycle completes, remove the dough to a floured surface and punch down. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Roll the dough into a 12 by 8 inch oval or 9 by 9 circle. Move to a warm place, cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 40 minutes.
• Grease a pan generously with olive oil and sprinkle with cornmeal. Preheat the oven to 450° F.
• With oiled fingertips, press holes into the dough about 1 inch apart and 1/2 inch deep. Spread the 2 tbsp of olive oil on top of the dough and sprinkle with the salt, herbs, and cheese.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack for at least 15 minutes before slicing.

GARLIC ROSEMARY FOCACCIA FOR THE BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Crush two of the garlic cloves and place it in your breadmachine pan along with the flours, milk, salt, water, 3 tbsp.
• Olive oil, honey, and yeast (according to your machine's instructions, some call for liquid ingredients first, other call for dry first) Place the bread pan inside the machine and close the lid.
• (I add some of the basil and rosemary at this point as well) Program bread maker for the whole wheat dough mode Turn dough onto floured surface (it is quite sticky, don't add more flour) Divide dough into two pieces and cover and let rest 10 minutes+.
• Crush the remaining garlic.
• In a small bowl combine garlic with herbs and remaining 1/4 cup oil.
• Add salt if desired.
• Oil two round cake pans.
• Place in dough.
• Brush dough with garlic oil.
• Bake in bottom third of preheated 400 oven for 18-24 minutes.
• Until golden brown.

FOCACCIA (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Place the ingredients into the pan in the order recommended by your bread machine.
• Program the machine for "dough cycle".
• Check dough about 10 minutes before the end of the 2nd kneading cycle.
• It should be a smooth, sticky ball.
• Adjust if needed with more flour or water.
• When the machine has completed its cycle, transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface.
• Roll or pat it into a large rectangle, about 17x12 inches.
• Transfer the dough onto a large, lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Let it rest 10 minutes then pat it back to its original shape if it has shrunk.
• Cover with a towel and let rise for about forty minutes or till puffy.
• Sprinkle the salt & herbs over the bread.
• Press into the dough at intervals with your fingers& sprinkle with the olive oil.
• Bake the focaccia in a preheated 425°F oven for 15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
• Remove from the oven & cool on a wire rack.