Foccacia-a delicious Italian bread that can be used as a side to many entrees, a solid base for pizza or as a sandwich bread.

For two 8 inch round loaves.   4 cups of white bread flour 1/4 cup of olive oil 1 1/2 cups of warm water 1T of sugar 1T of powdered garlic 1T of salt 1 tsp of black pepper 2 packages or 1 3/4 T of active dry yeast Optional seasoning as discussed to include in the dough of basil, thyme, oregano, rosemary. Optional toppings before baking: 1. Foccacia flowers, pick three colors from-fresh spinach, carrots, zucchini, basil, red/green peppers, cilantro, kale, broccoli, onions, tomatoes, olives and any other vegetables in your refrigerator or better yet, your garden;   2. Pesto with feta cheese or parmesan cheese; 3. Simply brush with just olive oil and sprinkled rosemary; 4. Pizza toppings of your favorites.  Bake at 425 degree oven for 20 minutes.  If loaves are not done yet, then reduce oven to 350 until the bread temp is 190.   Thank you for listening! Please review the podcast, and share with a friend as the best way to support the podcast.   For more information about House of Bread, please visit www.houseofbread.com. To purchase the House of Bread recipe book, please visit https://houseofbread.com/recipe-book/ To take an on line class, please visit https://houseofbread.com/product-category/online-baking-class/ If you’d like more information about the franchise opportunity with House of Bread, please visit www.houseofbreadfranchise.com. For our YouTube channel, please go here https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCXH5NgT8vpnAuSuZN5AxEQQ