Hands-Off Focaccia

Vicky (@ Just Simply Eating),
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Last Baked: February 2024 || Last Updated: 1.26.2024

This is my go-to week day recipe for focaccia. I love how airy and bubbly this bread is and you can constantly change the toppings to what ever you and your family are in the mood for, making it a different bread each time. No matter how busy my day is, I can get all the ingredients together quickly and place in the fridge so it’s ready for whenever I’m ready to bake it. It’s a very lenient dough, that doesn’t require any kneading and has worked with me no matter how my hectic schedule is. Below, I include a few examples of different timings so that you can make this hands-off focaccia work with your schedule.

over head view of golden brown focaccia topped with flaky sea salt in a 9x13 baking pan

Ingredients

  • all purpose flour
  • water
  • salt
  • instant yeast
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • flaky sea salt, or toppings of your preference

My Favorite Focaccia Toppings

  • olives
  • sun dried tomatoes
  • italian seasoning with salt
  • garlic
  • pesto

How to get it to work with your schedule?

Here are just some examples of how I make this hands-off focaccia to work with my schedule. I’ve tried it many different ways and this recipe has not failed me.

Same Day Workday Bake: In the morning, I wake up mix the dough and place the dough in the fridge. After getting home from work, I take the dough out of the fridge, I move it into a baking pan and pre-heat the oven. Once oven is pre-heated, I bake the focaccia!

Night before Bake: Before going to bed, I mix the dough and place in the fridge. When I’m ready to eat the focaccia, whether it’s after work or for lunch, I take the dough out of the fridge, transfer it to a baking pan and pre-heat the oven. Then bake and serve warm!

Don’t want to do a fridge rest? This focaccia is also ready in 3-4 hours after mixing dough. Just mix the dough and let it sit a room temp for around 1.5 to 2 hours or until it doubles, then deflate the dough and transfer it to a baking dish and pre-heat oven. When the dough is nice and bubbly (the time may vary depending on the temperature of your dough and kitchen), but mine is usually around an hour. Bake as instructed and serve warm!

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over head view of golden brown focaccia topped with flaky sea salt in a 9x13 baking pan

Hands-Off Focaccia

Yield: 1 9x13 pan

A simple and easy hand-off recipe for homemade focaccia, can be easily made on a busy week day. Light and airy-- perfect for dipping or sandwiches. This is a great base recipe and you can top with whichever toppings you like.

Ingredients

  • 625g AP flour
  • 2.5 tsp yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 570g lukewarm water (warm to touch)
  • 570g lukewarm water (warm to touch)
  • 50g extra virgin olive oil (4tbsp) + more for coating
  • 50g extra virgin olive oil (4tbsp) + more for coating
  • 19g Salt
  • 19g Salt
  • Flaky sea salt for topping -- or whatever topping you feel like
  • Flaky sea salt for topping -- or whatever topping you feel like

Instructions

  1. Combine all the dough ingredients except extra virgin olive oil.
  2. Once the dough is cohesive, add in the extra virgin olive oil and mix.
  3. Let sit in fridge for 8-24 hours.
  4. Coat a 9x13 baking pan with olive oil or parchment paper with olive oil.
  5. Transfer the dough to the baking pan and spread the dough
  6. Pre-heat your oven to 425F.
  7. Let the oven heat up for at least 30-45 minutes.
  8. When the dough is nice and bubbly, drizzle olive oil on top.
  9. Coat your fingers with the olive oil as well, and push down all over the dough with your finger tips, creating dimples. The dough should be nice and bubbly, avoid popping the bubbles.
  10. Top the focaccia with flaky sea salt or your choice of topping.
  11. Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown.
  12. Serve warm!

Notes

Tips

Let your dough do it’s final proof on top of the oven while it’s preheating or at least in the warmest place in the kitchen. I find this helps get my dough nice and bubbly.

© Vicky (@ Just Simply Eating)
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