Honey Garlic Focaccia With Rosemary And Roasted Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2-3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 package fast rising yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup water
• 5 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh garlic
• cornmeal
• 6 tablespoons chopped roasted red peppers, drained
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, undissolved yeast and salt.
• 2 heat water, 4 t honey and oil until very warm (120° to 130°f); stir into dry ingredients.
• 3 stir in garlic and enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
• 4 knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• 5 cover; let rest 10 minutes.
• 6 divide dough into 6 equal pieces.
• 7 roll each to 4 x 5-inch oval.
• 8 sprinkle 2 large baking sheets with cornmeal.
• 9 place dough pieces on sheets.
• 10 sprinkle each piece with 1 tablespoon roasted pepper and 1/4 teaspoon rosemary.
• 11 cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 45 minutes.
• 12 bake at 400 °f for 12 to 15 minutes or until done.
• 13 warm remaining 1 tablespoon honey; drizzle on top of focaccias.
• 14 remove from sheets; cool on wire rack.
• 15 bread machine variation 1 (all-size machines): measure 2-2/3 cups flour, yeast, salt, water, 1/4 cup honey, oil and garlic into bread machine pan as suggested by manufacturer.
• 16 process on dough/manual cycle.
• 17 when complete, remove dough to floured surface; knead in additional flour if necessary to make dough easy to handle.
• 18 roll out dough and proceed as directed.