Friday, September 24, 2010

Herb Focaccia Bread

I'm not very good at breads yet but this was easy and really, really good.
2 pkg (4 1/2 tsp) active dry yeast
1/4 tsp sugar
1 C. warm water
3 C. all-purpose flour
1/4 C. finely chopped onion
3 Tblsp Vegetable Oil
1 tsp salt
Herb Glaze (see below)

1. Mix yeast, sugar and water in small bowl and let stand for 5 minutes
2. Blend flour, onion, oil and salt in large bowl; stir in yeast mixture to form a soft dough. Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead for 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl; cover and let rise in warm place for 1 hour.
3. Grease baking sheet. Punch down dough; divide evenly into 6 pieces. Shape each piece into 5-inch circles and place on baking sheet. Cover and let rise for 20 minutes.
4. Heat oven to 400*. Brush top of each bread with glaze. Bake 15-18 minutes.

Herb Glaze
1 egg beaten
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried thyme

1 comment:

  1. I tried these last night. They turned out really good and were really easy. I like the glaze. We had them with Zuppa Toscana. Yum!

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