Fascinating Focaccia

Big Guy and I have always been fascinated with the art of making bread. Unfortunately, we were always hesitant to make it from scratch because it seemed we kept failing at it. Two classic failures were killing the yeast and the bread dough remaining flat.

Emboldened with watching baking shows, we became determined to get past our fear of bread. We opted to make a focaccia bread as it seemed relatively easy but needed plenty of time for the various stages of resting needed for the dough to rise. We are retired, so the time element was not an issue!

After buying the specific ingredients in the recipe, we were ready to go. We pulled out the Kitchen Aid, added the bread hook, and got to work. Several hours later, we were rewarded with our first attempt of a simple focaccia with flaked sea salt. It was delicious and has inspired us to consider adding other ingredients when we try it again!