Baking Focaccia

Focacce, personal foto by LadyDuck

@LadyDuck (471500)

Switzerland

December 29, 2015 9:12am CST

We went out to Italy grocery shopping, early in the afternoon. I have bought salami and prosciutto to make sandwiches for lunch. Back home, I decided that, instead to use a normal bread, I could bake some small Italian focaccia (flatbreads). The dough is the same that we knead to make the white bread, with the addition of a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. It is also necessary to brush the focaccia with olive oil before baking in the oven. The small focaccia are delicious stuffed with cold cuts. I always bake more than I need, so I can freeze some for later. Have you ever tried focaccia? I am posting a photo to show you how they look like.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317041)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

29 Dec 15

I think I tried it many years ago. It's a good bread.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

29 Dec 15

Yes, it's a sort of bread, I like them.

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@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

29 Dec 15

I dont believe I have had them Anna, but I may have and dont recall..probably Nana used to make them. Salami is so delicious on the lovely Italian bread.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

29 Dec 15

Salami is delicious for lunches or a snack. @TirarasOceanView

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@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

29 Dec 15

@LadyDuck happy eating ..mangiare

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

29 Dec 15

Salami on Italian bread is really delicious, this reminds me the day this was my morning break in school.

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@topffer (42156)

• France

29 Dec 15

I would not try to bake focaccia, but I like it. Seeing yours, I am thinking that I have not bought some since months. It will be in my next shopping list.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

29 Dec 15

I baked them to eat tomorrow, but I had a little one just out of the oven.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

29 Dec 15

I never heard of it before. Don't forget I'm not much of a baker either so I won't be making that!

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

29 Dec 15

I love to bake, this is one of my favorite things.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

29 Dec 15

@LadyDuck I like to bake, I'm not good at from scratch things.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

29 Dec 15

I hadn't heard of it before either although I used to bake a lot. @AbbyGreenhill

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

29 Dec 15

I've never tried it, but it looks good.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

29 Dec 15

I have never tried one either @jaboUK

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

30 Dec 15

I remember when I was a kid in school, at mid morning break, what we had for snack was a small ham with salami, I have always liked.

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@TheHorse (218841)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Dec 15

What is it about those cold cuts that makes them look distinctly European?

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

29 Dec 15

I know that they are different and my favorite are the Italian cold cuts. What you see in the photo is only made in Italy it's called "Culatello", it's a special cut of Prosciutto, very good.

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@TheHorse (218841)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Dec 15

@LadyDuck I think cold cuts might be sliced thinner in Europe, though I'm not sure of this. Thanks for the info. I don't think I'd heard the word "culatello," at least not since my year in Italy as a child.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

29 Dec 15

@TheHorse Years ago it was impossible to find the culatello outside of its region of origin (Emilia-Romagna), my Mom was born there, so it's something that I appreciated since I was a kid. It is true that we slice the cold cuts very thin.

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@Fishmomma (11377)

• United States

20 Feb 17

I have bought Focaccia Bread in the bakery. Also many years ago made it and its easy, but its even easier to make a loaf of bread in my bread maker.

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@Fishmomma (11377)

• United States

20 Feb 17

@LadyDuck I laughed about putting the bread in the oven, as most of the time I'm not looking for more heat in the house. Years ago when I lived in a different state I used my oven a lot, as it added warmth to the room.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

20 Feb 17

The bread is not exactly the same as the focaccia, the focaccia bread is similar but not identical to the real Italian focaccia. I have a bread maker that I never use, I prefer to put my loafs in the oven.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

20 Feb 17

@Fishmomma I even have a wood fired oven (it's a pizza oven) and the bread is excellent baked there.

@celticeagle (166970)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Dec 15

I am not into the tradtional Italian food we have here so I doubt that I have gotten into this. Would love to eat some of the other things besides spaghetti. I am not a noodle lover.

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@celticeagle (166970)

• Boise, Idaho

30 Dec 15

@LadyDuck ...I will visit the northern part I think.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

30 Dec 15

@celticeagle Are you planning a trip to Italy? Let me know if I can help.

@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

30 Dec 15

We eat spaghetti may be once a month. Spaghetti are southern, they are the most famous Italian food in the world (with pizza), but in the north of Italy they are not so popular.

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@allknowing (136424)

• India

11 Jan 16

None of this is prepared here in our Indian kitchens. We have our own cuisine. I would not mind trying out though

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@allknowing (136424)

• India

12 Jan 16

@LadyDuck No matter how much I try I just cannot see my chapatis fluff up (lol)

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

11 Jan 16

I love Indian bread, my favorite is Naan bread, my husband prefers Chapati.

@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

12 Jan 16

@allknowing LOL, my chapatis do not fluff up a lot, but only a little.

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@kevin1877uk (36988)

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29 Dec 15

No never tried, maybe one day I will.

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@infatuatedbby (94914)

• United States

8 Jan 16

That sounds delicious! Do you add cheese on top when baking your focaccia bread?

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@infatuatedbby (94914)

• United States

10 Jan 16

@LadyDuck Oh really!? I dont know when I go to the bakery the focaccia bread has these on top. Or maybe they add that later?

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

11 Jan 16

@infatuatedbby Well, many Italian dishes are not the real thing in the United States. This is surely an American variation.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

9 Jan 16

NO, the focaccia never has cheese on top. It is baked to be used like a sort of bread, you only brush a little bit of extra virgin olive oil on the top.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

30 Dec 15

No, I've never had it before but it sounds like it would be really good. I love fresh homemade breads.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

5 Jan 16

@simone10 You are so kind Sharon, I would be pleased to have you as my guest.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

30 Dec 15

I love fresh breads too, this one has a nice smell of olive oil.

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

5 Jan 16

@LadyDuck Oh, I bet that is so good. I wish I could come to your house for a day and learn all about home cooking from you. I love some of the things you fix.

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

1 Jan 16

I love prosciutto but it is super hard to find here

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

2 Jan 16

I know, it's not easy to find the real Prosciutto. I cross the border and I buy it in Italy, it's better and less expensive than here in Switzerland.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

2 Jan 16

@Jessicalynnt Prosciutto is expensive even in Italy.

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

2 Jan 16

@LadyDuck it really is, and I am not entirely sure if it's "real". it was like 8 something for a handful of slices the one time I did find it...

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@fishtiger58 (29820)

• Momence, Illinois

29 Dec 15

I have never made Focaccia but I buy it at the bakery sometimes. It's wonderful I love it.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

29 Dec 15

I love the taste and also the smell while they are baking.

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@Marilynda1225 (82798)

• United States

29 Dec 15

@LadyDuck I wish you could bottle the wonderful aroma from your kitchen and figure out a way to have come through out computers

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@fishtiger58 (29820)

• Momence, Illinois

29 Dec 15

@LadyDuck I bet your house smells amazing while that's baking.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

29 Dec 15

I have never tried focaccia nor have I heard of it before but it does look good, enjoy.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

30 Dec 15

@LadyDuck I have no idea if it is sold here or not, maybe in a specialty store.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

30 Dec 15

This is sold everywhere in Italy, but I am not sure I have ever seen it in the United States.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

5 Jan 16

Based on how you described it, I think I already did. I have eaten lots of different pastries and breads that I don't even know the specific names.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

5 Jan 16

It happens that I eat something but I do not exactly know what it is.

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@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

30 Dec 15

yes we have several restaurants that serve very good focaccia.

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

31 Dec 15

I have tried the focaccia served by the Olive Oil Restaurant, it's more a white pizza then a real focaccia.

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@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

29 Dec 15

I tend to get muddled between focaccia and ciabatta

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

29 Dec 15

Ciabatta is a normal bread, not brushed with olive oil and without a little salt sprinkled on the top.

@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

31 Dec 15

@MALUSE Yes, ciabatta (that means slipper) is a flat loaf.

@DeborahDiane (40293)

• Laguna Woods, California

30 Dec 15

I love to eat focaccia, but I have never tried to make it. That's wonderful!

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

30 Dec 15

I love to bake my bread, pizza and focaccia, it's not too difficult to do.

@paigea (36317)

• Canada

29 Dec 15

I haven't made it for a long time. Now I am thinking of making some. First I have to step away from the lap top! I am not having luck with that

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@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

29 Dec 15

I know, the computer keeps us busy too many hours. I stepped away just the time to bake this.

@paigea (36317)

• Canada

29 Dec 15

@LadyDuck I stepped away long enough to read one local newspaper and put it in recycling. That is my day's accomplishment. Have to change this habit!

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