Red onion & rosemary focaccia

Red onion & rosemary focaccia

This simple, rustic bread makes a great partner to salads and antipasti

Difficulty and servings

Easy

8 squares

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

, plus rising
Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Nut-free

Method

  1. Make the basic dough, adding 2 tbsp olive oil and only a pinch of salt. While the dough is rising, cook onions in 1 tbsp olive oil for 5 mins until soft, then set aside.
  2. When the dough has risen, knock it back and stretch it to fit an oiled Swiss roll tin about 25 x 35cm. Leave the dough to prove for about 20 mins.
  3. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Spread the onions over the dough and scatter with the rosemary. Press your fingers into the dough to make dimples, drizzle the remaining oil over and scatter over the salt, then bake for 30 mins until golden. Leave to cool, then serve cut or torn into squares.
Try

IN A BREAD MACHINE...

Use the bread machine to make the dough and then carry on as stated.

Per serving

297 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 51g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, sugar 3g, salt 1.13 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2008.

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  • 12 November 2010

    James rated this recipe

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  • 05 January 2011

    crazii_c rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    ive made this recipe several times. very pleased with the end product. ive also tried various different toppings such as olives, or sun-dried tomatoes.

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  • 23 February 2011

    whitethistle rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really easy and simple didnt change much except adding garlic - lovely

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  • 16 April 2011

    Indochick commented on this recipe

    this is so gorgeous and so easy to make. I added tuna to it and took it to a pinic...perfect for summer weather.

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  • Binder photo ME

    25 April 2011

    ME commented on this recipe

    Just made this and SMELLS AMAZING! Not eaten it yet but looks fantastic. Next time I'd fry the onions a bit less as mine went a bit black in the oven. I had to flour the board quite alot as the dough was very sticky. Good recipe.

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  • 06 July 2011

    Jaffacake rated and commented on this recipe

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    Fantastic recipe! Luckily I made two as the first one has just been polished off quite promptly.

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  • 23 August 2011

    Michelle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fab recipe, the onions do catch though so don't cook too much at the first stage, I added garlic with the onion as I didn't have any rosemary and I also added the teaspoon of salt in the basic dough recipe as the 1st time I made this i thought it lacked a bit of seasoning, went down well with friends.

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  • 23 August 2011

    Michelle commented on this recipe

    Fab recipe, the onions do catch though so don't cook too much at the first stage, I added garlic with the onion as I didn't have any rosemary and I also added the teaspoon of salt in the basic dough recipe as the 1st time I made this i thought it lacked a bit of seasoning, went down well with friends.

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  • 23 August 2011

    Michelle commented on this recipe

    Fab recipe, the onions do catch though so don't cook too much at the first stage, I added garlic with the onion as I didn't have any rosemary and I also added the teaspoon of salt in the basic dough recipe as the 1st time I made this i thought it lacked a bit of seasoning, went down well with friends.

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  • 24 October 2011

    Keavy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this last night using plain flour. It was fantastic and wasn't anywhere near as difficult as I thought it was going to be. I would def make again, easy to prepare in advance of a dinner party and serve room temp or reheat slightly in the oven.

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  • 02 April 2012

    Dianacc rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this last night, I used olives and rosemarry. The bread was tasty and light, and looked amazing. The only thing I was a little dissapointed about was the crumb texture, it wasnt open and irreguar like a true focaccia. Is this because a standard bread recipie was tweeked to make a focaccia? Barney, do you have any tips to help me achieve the open crumb? I would reall love to master this skill.

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  • 27 June 2012

    Gail Jones rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was fantastic and not difficult: I make bread often with occasionally indifferent results but this one very reliable. The texture was exactly right and I froze a good deal of it squaring into sizeable pieces, defrosted extremely well with no loss of texture. Served mostly with soup, very decadent.

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  • 23 July 2012

    RMark rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Worked lovely for my first attempt at making any kind of bread, very easy. I think the dough could do with a bit more flavour so am looking forward to trying it again with added garlic or olives or something!

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  • 29 August 2012

    Laws commented on this recipe

    Was popular with the whole family, made a really large focaccia plenty for a family of 5. I added peppers from a jar as well as the red onion & rosemary and that gave it a nice flavour. I will make this again & again.

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  • 27 September 2012

    Anne commented on this recipe

    The recipe does not appear.... the goes well with link is not there......

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    26 January 2013

    nms rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So so so good! We added garlic to it as well delicious and very easy!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

8 squares

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

, plus rising
Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Nut-free

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Per serving

297 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 51g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, sugar 3g, salt 1.13 g

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