Focaccia Art

“Focaccia art” is an unexpected take on traditional focaccia bread. Our mom planned an afternoon that we could take on this project together, the three of us! This project not only tastes amazing, but is so fun to do, brings out your creative side and can be a wonderful group activity. Our mom took the reigns on the design and we prepped an assortment of toppings for the focaccia canvas! Read below to see how we made the homemade focaccia dough and the process we took to complete our mother-daughter masterpiece!

The Dough

We started early, by making our homemade focaccia dough, leaving enough time for it to rise!

Ingredients:

-1 cup warm water

-1 1/2 tsp yeast

-3 to 3 1/3 cups flour

-2 tbsp olive oil

-2 tbsp Honey

-2 tsp Kosher salt

Instructions:

1. Mix warm water in a bowl with yeast, set aside and let bloom for at least 5 minutes.

2. Combine olive oil, honey, salt and water/yeast in large bowl. Slowly add in the flour.

3. Knead with hands or dough hook on stand mixer for 10-15 minutes.

4. Transfer dough ball into a well-oiled bowl and let rise for at least 1 1/2 hours. It should double in size! Always tightly cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm spot to rise.

5. Once risen, stretch on oiled baking sheet, and let rise a second time for another 30 minutes. Cover with greased plastic wrap one more time!

6. Finally, use your fingertips to poke the top, use a generous amount of olive oil on top, decorate, and bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes!

(Recipe modified from tasty.com)

Toppings

We then prepped all of the toppings we were going to use to create our focaccia art creation!

Our toppings: fresh parsley, fresh rosemary, dried oregano, red onion, capers, black olives, orange, yellow and red baby sweet peppers, grape tomatoes, and roasted red peppers!

Before decorating, be sure to use a generous amount of olive oil on your dough! We also prepped with some garlic powder and Pecorino Romano cheese sprinkled evenly over the top.