Garlic-thyme Focaccia

Total Time: 1 hr 12 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast (1 package)
• 1 cup warm water (100 to 110 degrees)
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 2 1/3 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Recipe

• 1 dissolve sugar and yeast in 1 cup warm water in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
• 2 stir in fine sea salt.
• 3 add 2 cups flour plus 2 tablespoons flour, stirring to form a soft dough.
• 4 turn dough out onto a floured surface. knead dough until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes); add enough of the remaining 1/3 cup flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent the dough from sticking to hands.
• 5 place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top.
• 6 cover and let rise in a warm place (85 degrees), free from drafts, 45 minutes or until doubled in size. (gently press two fingers into dough. if indentation remains, dough has risen enough.).
• 7 heat oil in a small skillet over medium-low heat. add garlic; cook 5 minutes or until fragrant.
• 8 remove garlic from oil with a slotted spoon; discard garlic, and remove pan from heat.
• 9 place dough on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; pat into a 12 x 8-inch rectangle.
• 10 brush garlic oil over dough; sprinkle with thyme.
• 11 cover and let rise 25 minutes or until doubled in size.
• 12 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 13 make indentations in top of dough using the handle of a wooden spoon or your fingertips; sprinkle dough evenly with coarse sea salt.
• 14 bake at 425 degrees for 14 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 15 remove from pan; cool on a wire rack.