Wild Garlic & Rosemary Focaccia

Wild Garlic & Rosemary Focaccia

1950 min
8 servings

Focaccia is the perfect bread recipe for beginners as it requires no kneading or no prior bread making skills. It’s super easy to make, absolutely delicious and will always impress and please a crowd. Everyone needs a focaccia recipe in their life but especially this one as it incorporates my famous garlic confit.

Ingredients

  • 6 heads garlic
  • 3 cups Rich Glen Wild Garlic Olive Oil
  • 6 sprigs thyme
  • 3 sprigs rosemary
  • 2.5 cups lukewarm water (2 cups cold water + 1/2 cup boiling hot water (600ml))
  • 1 sachet yeast (or 7g yeast)
  • 2 tsp honey or maple syrup
  • 5 cups all purpose white flour (740g)
  • 2.5 tsp flakey sea salt (+ extra for sprinkling)
  • 10 - 12 cloves garlic confit
  • 2 sprigs rosemary leaves
  • 8 tbsp garlic confit olive oil

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 120 degrees Celsius. 

  2. 2

    In a medium bowl, mix together the lukewarm water, yeast and honey with a whisk and leave to sit for 5 minutes or until the yeast has foamed. This will indicate that your yeast is active.