How to cook with Focaccia

When cooking Italian food, preparing some focaccia to go with your meal is always a great idea. Focaccia bread is versatile, easy to make, and almost everyone loves it.

Focaccia bread is a flat Italian bread, similar to a pizza crust, but with a more cake-like texture. It’s light and airy and is topped with herbs and spices. Some of the more popular herbs to use are basil, thyme, and rosemary. It’s baked in the oven and usually served warm. In Italy, and in some Italian restaurants worldwide, Focaccia is baked in an open, clay oven. This gives is a more rustic quality.

Many people enjoy dipping slices of Focaccia bread into olive oil. Herbed or flavored olive oil is also popular, using Italian herbs that match the herbs baked on the bread itself. Garlic butter is another favorite way to enjoy Focaccia bread. When serving Focaccia bread with an Italian meal, slices of bread can be used to dip into the actual meal itself. Have you ever had a large plate of spaghetti, ate all of the pasta, but are left with a pile of extra sauce? What do you do then? Take a slice of Focaccia bread and dip it into your leftover sauce! Problem solved.

Focaccia bread is easy to make at home. Bread makers are able to prepare the Focaccia dough for you, which can relieve some of the work. If you don’t have a bread maker, don’t worry. There are a lot of recipes in modern cookbooks and online for simple Focaccia bread that you can easily make in your own kitchen. Some even use high-gluten bread flour to prevent the need for excessive kneading that many types of bread require. Why don’t you give it a try? Add this delicious bread to any Italian meal!