Flower Garden Focaccia Recipe

For someone who likes bread, I don’t actually make it very often. My husband loves to make bread so quite often I let him make it for me instead haha! But when it comes to making things look pretty and also taste delicious, well that is my realm. I am very good at making things look pretty. This garden focaccia is delicious and looks so pretty too. The bread is really simple to make and it’s a good one for kids because kneading is really fun and they can’t mess it up. It would make a wonderful rainy Sunday afternoon activity.

You can use any veg you like, you don’t have to stick to mine, and also play around with different shapes and designs. Have a little bit of fun with it all! You can see how I assembled this focaccia on my Instagram reel here. You can also find lots more simple and delicious recipes too! So come over and follow if you haven’t already!

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Flower Garden Focaccia

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 500 g strong white flour
• 2 tsp salt
• 7 g sachet of easy yeast
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 400 ml cold water
• vegetables (spring onions, peppers, onions, tomatoes etc) herbs & seeds

Instructions

• Place the flour, salt, yeast, olive oil and 300ml of the water into a large bowl. Gently stir with your hand or a wooden spoon to form a dough, then knead the dough in the bowl for five minutes, gradually adding the remaining water.
• Stretch the dough by hand in the bowl, tuck the sides into the centre, turn the bowl 90 degrees and repeat the process for about five minutes.
• Tip the dough onto an oiled work surface and continue kneading for five more minutes. Return the dough to the bowl, cover and leave to rise until doubled in size.
• Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Tip the dough out of the bowl and flatten the dough onto the prepared tray, pushing to the corners, cover with a large plastic bag, making sure it does not touch the top of the dough, then leave to prove for one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.
• Once proved, drizzle with olive oil and use your finger tips to create small holes. Top with veggies arranged to look pretty.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the bottom of the bread sounds hollow.