Big & Bubbly Focaccia - Recipe of the Year 2025

Summary by Krater

A recipe for big and bubbly focaccia bread, demonstrated step by step with four bowl folds and baking at 475 degrees Fahrenheit.

From the video

Answers: How do I make big and bubbly focaccia bread?

• focaccia recipe
• bread making
• dough folding technique
• baking focaccia

Ingredients

• 3 cups (360 g) King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon (3 g) instant yeast
• 5 g sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons (9 g) table salt
• 1 1/4 cups (284 g) water, warm (90 degrees F to 110 degrees F)
• 18 g extra-virgin olive oil
• pan spray
• 1 tablespoon (13 g) extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon (13 g) extra-virgin olive oil
• flaky sea salt

What it concludes

• Using a scale ensures the correct relationships between flour and water in bread making.
• Warm water of 90 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit is ideal to activate yeast without shocking it.
• A baking pan that browns, takes heat well, and transfers heat well is ideal for focaccia.
• A 475 degree Fahrenheit preheated oven provides maximum heat to create a crispy crust and open structure.