No-knead Focaccia Bread Recipe

Step 1

Combine warm water and active yeast in a bowl.

Step 2

Add in flour and salt. Using a wooden spoon, mix everything well until there are no lumps. Cover bowl with cling film and rest dough for 30 minutes.

Step 3

Spread some olive oil on working surface. Place the dough on top.

Step 4

Wet your hands to avoid dough from sticking. Grab one side of dough, stretch and fold on top. Do the same with all the other 3 sides as if you're folding an envelope.

Step 5

Grab the whole dough and flip it up side down.

Step 6

Cover the dough with a generously oiled cling film and leave it to rest for 30 minutes.

Step 7

Repeat the stretch and fold process for 3 more times. Watch the recipe video above for better understanding.

Step 8

After the 4th stretch and fold, place the dough upside down inside a generously oiled bowl.

Step 9

Cover the bowl tightly with cling film and place it in the fridge for 24 hours.

Step 10

Preheat oven at 500ºF (260ºC) for 30 minutes. Place rack on the higher 2/3 level in the oven.

Step 11

Line a 9x13 inch (23x33 cm) pan with baking sheet. Pour in generous amount of olive oil.

Step 12

Flip the bowl on top of the pan and let the dough slowly fall by itself into it. With wet hands, gently stretch the dough to fit the pan. Careful not to poke the air pockets.

Step 13

If it's difficult to stretch, leave it for 10 minutes and then continue stretching. After that leave the stretched dough for 30 minutes.

Step 14

With wet hands, gently make random indentations on the dough. Place tomato on top.

Step 15

In a bowl, mix 1 tbsp water with 1 tbsp olive oil to emulsify. Then drizzle on top of the dough. Lastly sprinkle some dry oregano and sea salt flakes.

Step 16

Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and fully cooked.

Step 17

Cool the focaccia on a rack for 30 minutes. Slice and enjoy as is or cut in half and make sandwiches out of it.

Step 18

Best eaten the day of baking.

Step 19

Use a kitchen scale for precise measuring of flour. Use scoop and level method if you're using cup measurement to avoid having more flour than the actual amount for this recipe.

Step 20

Please refer to my post above for tips and detailed explanations.

Step 21

Although this recipe is forgiving, I really do suggest you using all purpose flour (different flours have different water absorption level, which effects the amount of water needed), in order to have the exact same result as in the video and photos. If you're using bread flour, add bit more water (see the video above for the consistency).