Festive Christmas Focaccia
This festive Christmas Focaccia bread is made with fresh rosemary, cherry tomatoes, and an easy focaccia dough. It's ready in under 3 hours and will impress your guests this holiday season with this Christmas tree design on your focaccia!
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 215kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup Water Warm, but not hot
- 1 tablespoon Active Dry Yeast
- 3 ½ cups Flour All purpose or Bread Flour
- 2 teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil Divided
- 6-8 sprigs Fresh Rosemary For Decoration
- ½ cup Cherry tomatoes For Decoration
- 1 Mini Pepper For the base of the tree
Instructions
- Fill a liquid measuring cup with 1 ¾ cup of warm water. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and let it sit for 5 minutes.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the dough hook add the flour, three tablespoons of olive oil, water and yeast mixture, and the salt. Turn the stand mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. When the dough pulls away from the bowl, the dough is done.
- Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray and then add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to the bottom of the dish. Add the bread dough to the dish.
- Cover the dish with plastic wrap and place it in a warm place. Let the dough rise for 60-90 minutes. The dough should double in size and look light and bubbly.
- After 60 minutes, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. When the dough has fully risen, press fingertips into the bread dough. This will stretch out the dough as well as give the dough that classic focaccia dimples. Drizzle the top of the dough with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt.
- Arrange the fresh sprigs of rosemary into a Christmas tree pattern on the surface of the dough. Add the cherry tomatoes around the Christmas tree to make them look like ornaments. Use a cut mini pepper for the base of the tree.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the top of the bread is golden brown.
- Allow the focaccia to cool slightly before cutting into it.
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Notes
- The cooking spray in the baking dish will make sure the dough does not stick to the pan. The olive oil gives the focaccia it's classic flavor. Don't forget the sides of the pan too!
- Keep leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 391mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 105IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 2mg