This easy Sun Dried Tomato Focaccia recipe mixes up in about 5 minutes. It is a perfect sandwich bread for paninis or a great side dish along with a piping hot bowl of soup.
This homemade focaccia bread is my favorite thing to make when I'm craving comfort food. There's just something amazing that happens when you make your own bread from scratch.
The hardest part is being patient and letting the dough rest, but I promise you it's worth it. The added sundried tomatoes give every bite of this focaccia recipe a burst of texture and taste.
Speaking of great bread, be sure to make this Oat Bread Recipe and this Air Fryer Corn Bread for more fun flavors.
Ingredients
- Warm water - The water shouldn't be boiling, but hot from the tap. This helps to soften the sundried tomatoes as well as activate the dry yeast.
- Sun dried tomatoes - Chop the sun-dried tomatoes before placing them into the water.
- Flour - I use all-purpose flour but if you have bread flour that works as well.
- Yeast - You'll want to use active dry yeast.
- Kosher salt - Salt enhances the other flavors of the bread.
- Back pepper - Black pepper is a nice flavorful addition to the sundried tomato bread.
- Olive oil - I like to use this in the dough mixture, as well as on top of the bread before baking.
See recipe card for quantities.
How to Make Sun Dried Tomato Focaccia
Step One: Mix the warm water and the tomatoes and let the mixture set for 5 minutes.
Step Two: Add that mixture into a large mixing bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Mix with a wooden spoon or a dough whisk. Just mix until a shaggy dough forms. You can use your hands to mix the last of flour if you need to.
Step Three: Cover the bowl with a clean towel. Or you can loosely tent it with plastic wrap.
Step Four: Let the dough rise for 2 hours. You can see that it doubled in size.
Step Five: Once the dough has risen, press it into an oiled 9X13-inch pan.
Step Six: Let the dough rise in the pan for 45 minutes. It will rise again.
Step Seven: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Drizzle an additional tablespoon of olive oil on top of the dough. Use your fingers to make fingerprint intentions all over the top of the dough. Put the pan in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the bread is golden brown.
Step Eight: Let the baked bread cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Top Tip
​To help your dough rise quickly, you can place the covered bowl in a warm place. I like to put mine in the microwave; that way, it's covered and out of the way.
Substitutions
- Oil - If you don't want to use extra virgin olive oil, you can use avocado oil or another mild-flavored oil.
- Salt - I like to use kosher salt, but coarse sea salt or flaky sea salt work great, too.
Variations
- Black olives - You can slice and pop some black olives into this sundried tomato focaccia. It's a fun way to add more flavor. Kalamata olives give a Mediterranean flavor.
- Fresh herbs - I like adding fresh garlic, fresh basil, and fresh rosemary to the top of the baked bread.
- Parmesan cheese - Shredded parmesan is also super yummy to sprinkle on top of the bread before baking.
See this Rosemary Parmesan Bread for another savory bread recipe!
Equipment
You'll need a few supplies to make this homemade bread. A large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer is needed to make the bread dough. You'll also need to have a hand mixer, as well as a 9X13-inch pan. I also make sure that I have a clean kitchen towel to cover the surface of the dough when I'm letting it rise.
Storage
Storage is important to keeping this sun-dried tomato focaccia fresh. I make sure that I store the bread in an airtight container, and I like to keep it at room temperature. If the bread does seem a bit dry once it's been stored, you can pop it into the microwave for a few short seconds to soften it up.
You can also easily freeze this bread for later, too. Just be sure to use a freezer safe bag that is airtight.
Common Questions
You have options! I think that this makes a super yummy bread to dip into olive oil and fresh herbs and eat. You could also use this as a pizza dough/bread base and top with all your favorite pizza toppings. Or slice it and make panini sandwiches.
If you don't have active yeast, you won't be able to make the soft dough! Add a little bit of yeast to some lukewarm water, and let it set for 5 minutes. If it foams, it's good. If it doesn't foam, your yeast isn't active, and you'll need to buy new yeast.Â
Related
Looking for other recipes like this? Try these:
📖 Recipe
Sun Dried Tomato Focaccia
Ingredients
- 1 â…“ cups warm water
- ½ cup sun dried tomatoes chopped
- 3.25 cups flour
- ½ tablespoon yeast
- 2 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 oz olive oil
Instructions
- Combine the warm water and sun dried tomatoes. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Mix the sun dried tomato water and the remaining ingredients in a large bowl with a dough whisk or wooden spoon. Do not knead. Just mix until a shaggy dough forms. Use your hands to incorporate the last of the flour, if needed.
- Cover the bowl and let rise for 2 hours.
- Press the dough into an oiled 9x13 pan.
- Let rise for 45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- Drizzle an additional tablespoon of olive oil on top of the dough.
- Make indents with your fingers.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Like what you see? Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Love this recipe? Leave a comment & a 5-star rating right here! Make sure you don’t miss new recipes by getting email updates!
Comments
No Comments