Focaccia Bread With Three Topping Choices

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup hot water (lukewarm)
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 5 -8 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 -2 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise (no substitute)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup black olives, chopped
• 1/4 cup green olives, chopped

Recipe

• 1 add to bread machine in order specified by your owner's manual; set controls to dough or pizza (mine goes for just under an hour).
• 2 at the end of the cycle, place dough on a seasoned baking stone (mine is a rectangle) or a pizza pan.
• 3 preheat oven to 400.
• 4 press or roll dough out to edges of pan; let rise 10-30 minutes depending how patient and/or hungry you are! while this is rising in a warm spot, prepare one of the toppings (below).
• 5 make random indentations with fingertips over top of dough; the toppings will fill these spots.
• 6 herby topping: in a small sauce-pan, heat olive oil, add herbs as this heats, then add garlic; allow to sizzle for about 30 seconds (do not burn); remove from heat; drizzle over bread dough; spread with back of spoon; sprinkle to taste with salt.
• 7 onion topping: melt butter in small sauce-pan, add onions, saute until golden (or transparent); remove from heat, add mayo; spread over focaccia dough.
• 8 olive topping: mix all ingredients, spread over dough.
• 9 baking directions: bake for 20 minutes (nicely tanned); cut or tear into serving portions.
• 10 other ideas: use flat bread for panini sandwiches or wedges to dip into soup or stew or unbaked as a base for your pizza.