This focaccia bread always turns out fluffy and delicious. It can be made with the original recipe, using sourdough discard, or as a pizza base. See notes.
Gather all of your equipment and ingredients and preheat your oven to 415℉
First you’re going to add lukewarm water to a bowl and mix in your yeast, honey, and sugar
Stir it around with your hands until its dissolved somewhat and then let it sit for 5 minutes
Now you can add in your Lawry’s garlic salt and red pepper flakes
Slowly add in the flour and mix with your hands. It will be sticky.
Once it is mixed well, put a cover on the bowl and let it rest and rise somewhere warm
READY TO PREPARE FOR BAKING!
After about 1-1.2 hours you should see what it has just about to doubled and size
Punch down the dough and divide it in two.
Put a good amount of olive oil in each rimmed baking sheet- enough to cover the bottom
Add one half of the dough to each and roll it around in the oil to coat it.
There will be a lot of oil, if it isn’t coated add some more.
Slowly and gently stretch it out with your hands and let it rest a minute. It doesn’t have to stretch all the way out to the edges of the baking sheet.
Now it’s time to use your fingers and poke holes in it- see photo above
Add your garlic salt, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and cheese
Let it rest a few minutes and then bake for about 18-20 minutes.
It will be done when it’s puffy and the top and edges are golden brown
Enjoy your masterpiece!
Notes
Turn this into a pizza base- Prep the same as the original recipe: Bake until it is done but not as golden brown yet then add your toppings and place back in the oven until cheese is melted.Make it a sourdough discard recipe: Add 1 Cup discard and change the water to 3.5 Cups instead of 4