Focaccia With Mixed Herbs

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/4 teaspoon unbleached cane sugar
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 3 1/2 cups unbleached flour or 3 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• to taste mixed herbs (oregano, basil, garlic powder, sage, marjoram and rosemary)
• to taste red pepper flakes, crushed
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast and sugar in 1 cup warm water and set aside until bubbly about 10-15 minutes.
• 2 in a food processor, combine flour, salt, 1 t. olive oil, and yeast mixture, processing until dough pulls away from the sides to form a ball.
• 3 knead dough on a floured surface until smooth, about 5 minutes.
• 4 place a little olive oil in a bowl, place dough in the bowl, give it a twist, turn the ball over to coat the other side, cover, and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled.
• 5 punch dough down. transfer to a floured surface and stretch dough to fit a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch pan. lightly grease the pan, transfer dough to the pan, and stretch as needed to fit. using your fingertips make "dimples" across the top of the dough.
• 6 brush remaining olive oil over the top of the dough, sprinkle with desired amount of each herb, a few crushed red pepper flakes, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 7 allow to rise uncovered for 30 minutes.
• 8 bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until slightly golden brown.
• 9 cut as desired.