5 Focaccia Recipes for Summer

5 Focaccia Recipes for Summer

Have you been spending more time in the kitchen recently? If your baking skills have improved over these last few months and you are on the hunt for a delicious, flavorful bread recipe, then focaccia bread may be just what you're looking for. The perfect bread for summer, focaccia, is an early prototype of modern pizza and can be eaten as such. Add tasty toppings to your favorite focaccia bread for a genuinely satisfying appetizer, snack or meal. If you're wondering how you can start making this flavorful bread right away, keep scrolling to learn more about this tasty treat and discover five focaccia bread recipes to make this summer.

What Is Focaccia Bread?

A popular and widely loved bread in Italy, focaccia is traditionally cooked in the heart of a fire. Since then, many baker's have kept to this tradition and continued to bake focaccia bread on a heated tile or earthenware diskmuch like flatbread. Unlike other loaves of bread, focaccia bread has a wide range of ingredients that are usually added to it. From savory recipes that contain olive oil, rosemary, sage, garlic and onion, to sweet recipes that include honey and lemon, focaccia bread is easy to customize to your family's taste preferences. This versatility makes it one of the most loved slices of bread around. Start making homemade focaccia bread today by trying out a few of our favorite recipes!

Why You Should Eat Focaccia Bread

Though you might love focaccia bread, you may wonder if it has any actual benefits over toast or a biscuit. The truth is that when compared to croissants, biscuits and toast, focaccia is much more filling! Because it doesn't contain unhealthy simple sugars like white table sugar, it also doesn't cause the same spike in glucose levels that regular bread is responsible for, which can cause hunger pains! Instead, focaccia provides your body with complex carbohydrates that work to provide you with steady energy throughout the day and keep you full until your next meal. Whether you're looking for easy-to-make focaccia bread, or one that is free of gluten, there's undoubtedly a focaccia recipe on this list that will surpass all of your expectations.

If you're searching for something quick and easy...

There's nothing quite like homemade bread. It's tasty, delicious and completely customizable. However, sometimes we don't have all day to spend making a fluffy loaf of bread in the kitchen. If you're searching for delicious focaccia recipes that are simple and quick to make, you've landed on the right article. At Bob's Red Mill, high quality flours like our Organic Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour make it easy to whip up a delicious bread in a short amount of time. Don't believe us? Try it out for yourself with this easy focaccia bread recipe.

Easy Focaccia Bread

5 Focaccia Recipes for Summer | Bob's Red Mill Blog This Easy Focaccia Bread is delicious. Its fluffy and airy crumb and crisp exterior make it the perfect bread to serve alongside your favorite meal. Plus, no hand mixing is required! All of the mixing and kneading in this recipe happens in the mixer. Once the dough is thoroughly mixed, it is left to rise before it's put into the fridge to set overnight. Pull it out to bake the next day, and youll have a simple bread recipe that will leave everyone's mouths watering. When placing this bread in the refrigerator for its second rise, you can leave it for 8 to 24 hours. This flexible time range makes it an easy recipe to fit into your busy schedule. In fact, we love mixing up a batch of this easy focaccia bread before work in the morning, letting it rise in the refrigerator while we're gone and popping it in the oven once we get home to enjoy a freshly baked slice of bread with dinner.

If you're following a gluten free diet...

Eating gluten free doesn't mean that you have to avoid bread altogether. With just a few simple ingredient swaps, you can continue to enjoy bread, stay healthy and eat a variety of meals that were previously deemed off-limits. That being said, gluten plays a vital role in creating a well-textured bread. Gluten, a sticky protein found in whole grains, is used to bind the dough. Without it, dough can become dry, dense and even crumble. For those with a gluten intolerance or celiac disease, gluten can cause a range of digestive issues. Luckily, by using flours like our Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Flour, you can eliminate gluten from your favorite bread without losing the taste and texture that makes it delicious. If you're searching for a gluten-free focaccia recipe to make this summer, we've done the hard work for you and listed our favorites below.

Gluten Free Sourdough Discard Focaccia

5 Focaccia Recipes for Summer | Bob's Red Mill Blog If you typically stay away from bread with starters because you feel like it's too much work or out of your skill range, we're here to change your mind. This Gluten Free Sourdough Discard Focaccia uses an easy to make (and maintain) starter based on our Gluten Free Sourdough Starter Recipe. The starter is then mixed with Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour, to create the ideal focaccia bread texture. When topped with nutrient-rich toppings like dried herbs, sun-dried tomatoes and olive oil, it's a melt-in-your-mouth treat that nearly everyone will enjoy. Use this bread to make a hearty sandwich or pair it with a side of soup for an even more filling meal.

Gluten Free Yeasted Focaccia with Sourdough Starter

Searching for a mildly flavored focaccia bread that's not too overpowering? You've found it. This delicious focaccia is made with a millet sourdough starter and is entirely gluten free. We love this recipe because it tastes nearly identical to traditional focaccia bread sans the gluten. The bread features a soft-on-the-inside, crispy-on-the-outside texture that pairs well with just about anything. Enjoy it as the perfect side to a savory dinner plate, or really soak up its flavors and pair it with good quality olive oil and top with sea salt!

Rosemary and Sea Salt Gluten Free Focaccia

5 Focaccia Recipes for Summer | Bob's Red Mill Blog Our gluten free bread recipes strike again! For a delicious focaccia bread without gluten, try this naturally casein-free Rosemary and Sea Salt Gluten Free Focaccia. The subtle savory flavors in this focaccia bread make it easy to pair with nearly any meal. Plus, it features a delicious gluten free flour blend that you can use to make other tasty gluten free recipes. Simple to make, the most time-consuming part of this recipe is waiting for the bread to rise.

If you're keeping it low carb...

If you're following a low-carb diet, then you may think that bread is off limits. While some bread is not permissible on a low carb diet, there are ways that you can create a delicious low-carb loaf that nearly everyone can enjoy. When following a low carb diet like the ketogenic diet, you eat fewer carbohydrates than you usually would. Most of the time, those carbohydrates are replaced with healthy fats and protein. Now, if replacing carbs with fat doesn't sound that healthy to you, let us explain. While there are unhealthy fats out there, there are also many high-fat foods that are excellent for you, foods like avocados, coconut oil and olive oil.

Low Carb Focaccia Bread

To ensure that you can always have your bread and eat it too, we swapped the carbs for healthy fats to make this delicious Low Carb Focaccia Bread. Made with low carb bread mix, active dry yeast and olive oil, this focaccia bread is everything you could dream of and more. It tastes just like traditional focaccia bread, yet it is entirely low-carb, which makes it suitable for those following diets like the Atkins diet and keto. Because focaccia is an excellent multi-purpose bread, it can be enjoyed in a variety of different ways. Enjoy this low-carb focaccia dipped in olive oil and balsamic for the perfect keto entree or make a sandwich out of itpanini-style! If you're feeling adventurous, you can even top your focaccia with a myriad of toppings for a pizza-like dish. The great thing about this recipe is that it produces a bread almost identical to the traditional version. It's not your typical eggy or crumbly keto bread. In fact, the entire recipe only uses one egg. Plus, you'll be pleasantly surprised how easy it is to whip up! There you have it! Five delicious focaccia recipes that you can enjoy this summer. Whether you serve a group of gluten free guests or need a quick and simple appetizer for your next backyard barbeque, you can't go wrong with the recipes on this list! How do you enjoy eating your focaccia bread? We're always looking for new ways to eat this tasty treat and we'd love to hear about your favorite. Let us know in the comments below!
Bob's Red Mill
September 11 2020

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