Rosemary Focaccia

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons yeast
• 4 tablespoons warm water
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 5 -7 sprigs rosemary, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup warm water

Recipe

• 1 place 4 tbsp of warm water in a bowl and sprinkle yeast over. let sit for 5 minutes.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix flour with salt and make a well in the center.
• 3 add chopped rosemary, 4 tbsp olive oil, yeast mixture, pepper and warm water.
• 4 gradually stir in flour until combined, the dough will be soft and sticky.
• 5 sprinkle work surface with flour (1/4 to 1/2 cup) and knead for 5-7 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• 6 place in a well oiled bowl and cover with damp kitchen towel and let rise for 1 1/2 hours.
• 7 put dough on work surface and knock out air.
• 8 brush 15x10 inch cookie sheet with oil and transfer dough to pan. flatten dough to fill pan evenly.
• 9 cover with damp kitchen towel and let rise 45 minutes or until puffed.
• 10 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 11 scatter a few rosemary leaves on top and with fingertips, poke the dough all over to make dimples. pour 1 tbsp + 1 tsp olive oil all over dough and sprinkle with sea salt.
• 12 bake on top shelf for 15-20 minutes or until browned.