Onion Herb Focaccia Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cups unbleached flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 medium red onion, sliced in very thin slivers
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary, leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano leaves

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle yeast into 1 cup warm water and stir with fork to dissolve. let sit for five minutes. mix flour, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl. make a well in the center and pour in the dissolved yeast and the oil.
• 2 mix in the flour a little at a time. add the additional 1/4 cup water one tablespoon at a time, to form a soft sticky dough. add more water, one tablespoon at a time only if needed. dough should not be dry.
• 3 turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. knead until smooth and elastic, approximately 10 minutes.
• 4 brush top of dough with olive oil and cover with a dish towel. let rise until doubled in size, about 30-40 minutes. punch down and divide the dough into two pieces. place on cookie sheet and stretch dough into rectangular shape approx 6x12 inches each.
• 5 let rise again until double, approximately 30 minutes, then use finger tips to gently press into the surface of the dough to form "dimples" about 1/2 inch deep. brush with olive oil and sprinkle with herbs and onion slivers.
• 6 bake in preheated 350°f oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden. serve hot or room temperature.