Grammy's Kitchen · Focaccia · Quick and dirty focaccia
One of 34 focaccia recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 34 for workability among the focaccia recipes we compared. 86 cooks on www.recipetineats.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 34.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 74% | 80% |
| fat | 3% | 12% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| yeast | 1% | 1% |
| total sugar | 0% | 1% |
| flour strength | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 300 g | 2 cups (300g) bread flour ((or plain/all-purpose flour, Note 1)) |
| 4 g | 1 1/8 tsp (3.5g) instant yeast ((aka rapid rise yeast) (Note 2)) |
| 4 g | 3/4 tsp (4.5g) cooking salt / kosher salt ((-50% for table salt, + 50% for salt flakes)) |
| 280 g | 1 cup + 2 tbsp (280 ml / 280g) very warm water ((1/3 cup boiling water then top up with cold tap water) (Note 3)) |
| 20 g | 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil |
| 2 g | 1/4 tsp (heaped) sea salt flakes ((or regular salt, couple of pinches)) |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“For the effort involved, this is absolutely SUPERB. Springy, amazing crumb, crispy edges, oily (but not too much!), great flavour for such a rapid rise... I used a 9in square pan and it ended up taller than I expected but SO GOOD. Perfect for making a fresh sa” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this today for an Easter lunch with my extended family. I went out and bought bread making flour as suggested at about 8:30 came home and made the focaccia. It was ready by 1:00pm for lunch. EVERYONE was blown away by how good it was. My father’s co” — a cook, 5.0★