A wonderfully rustic Italian flat bread with rosemary, chopped cranberries and pine nuts. Focaccia, originated in Italy and usually prepared with olive oil, flavoured with rosemary (or sage)and coarse sea salt, is quite versatile. For salads, or sandwiches, or to accompany soups and dips, Focaccia is the perfect choice.
- 500 g All purpose flour
- 8 g Instant active dry yeast
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 300 ml Water, lukewarm
- 8 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp Fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
- 1/2 cup Dried cranberries, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup Toasted pine nuts (optional)
- 1 tsp Fleur de sel
©angiesrecipes - 2 Sprig Fresh rosemary, snap into smaller pieces
- In the bowl of your stand mixer attached with a dough hook, add in flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Pour in water and 4 tablespoons olive oil. Mix on low speed until dough comes together. Increase speed to medium and mix until dough is smooth, about 5 minutes. Turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead briefly to form into a smooth ball.
- Coat the mixing bowl with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, place in the dough ball, and turn to coat all sides. Cover with a plastic film and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 2 tablespoons of chopped rosemary and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Heat the mixture until olive oil bubbles, about 1 minute. Add in chopped cranberries and remove from heat. Let cool to room temperature.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside. Once dough has risen, punch it down, place on a lightly floured surface, and knead in cranberry mixture, and pine nuts. Form the dough into a tight ball, cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
- On a lightly floured surface, pat the dough into a sheet and lay it on the prepared tray. Cover with a cling film and allow it to rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Dimple the dough with your fingertips and place the rosemary leaves in the indentations. Drizzle the remaining tablespoon of olive oil over the top of the dough and sprinkle with fleur de sel. Place loaf in the middle shelf of the oven and mist the inside of the oven with 3 or 4 sprays of water. Bake for 30 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire rack. Serve warm.
Lisa H, from My Lemony Kitchen, was hosting a "Cambodian Souvenirs" giveaway last month. There are 3 very beautiful souvenirs she brought home from her visit to Cambodia: a soft Cambodian silk scarf, a set of beautiful chopsticks and a lovely embroidered purse. And I am the WINNER of this beautiful soft silk scarf. Thank you, Lisa!
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119 comments:
Lovelly scarf..Loved the colours.
About the focaccia, what a great photo...This is surelly great in taste and texture!!
Kiss,
Rita
What a gorgeous focaccia!!
Focaccia sounds and looks so gud...looks very tempting
Lucky you, Angie! As usual, your bread looks really good.
I'm so jealous Angie *+* That's a lovely scarf..Congratulations!!
Your Focaccia bread looks sooo good and beautiful :))
Gorgeous and prefectly baked foccacia, love the addition of cranberries..
What a beautiful and yummy Bread you did! ^_^ I love rosemary you use.
This looks wonderful!
At, one look, I thought it's olives in the foccacia, but it's cranberries, how refreshing! Looks like a good accompaniment to a bowl of soup or just some olive oil and balsamic vinegar....yum! Congrats on winning the scarf! It's lovely! Envy envy!
A splendid focaccia! I love the ingredients you used.
Cheers,
Rosa
this is gorgeous!
This is a beautiful focaccia!! Rosemary makes everything so aromatic.
What an intriguing flavor combination for focaccia! Looks delicious.
Cranberries in focaccia? Oh my goodness that sounds good. I love focaccia anyway but I imagine the cranberries add a sweet tartness that really makes it interesting.
You are so lucky to won that lovely gift! I like focaccia especially with Rosemary.
What a gorgeous looking focaccia. Focaccia is in my 'to-bake' list and I cannot wait to give it a try.
What a gorgeous looking bread... looks good to eat on its own!
Beautiful...Looks so perfect & flavorful.
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Congrats for the win. That's such a beautiful silk scarf. I'm sure it looks really pretty on you. Love your foccacia. I think I need to take up this challenge to make it this year. It would be so good with soup.
What a beautiful gift you've won! Your focaccia looks great too:D
Its yummy :)
Congrats on the win, beautiful scarf! Your focaccia looks amazing!
Your breads are gorgeous and this focaccia looks great! It would make a wonderful sandwich. Congrats on winning the scarf!
Congratulations on winning the scarf -- it is truly beautiful! And your focaccia looks absolutely delicious.
This focaccia sounds terrific with cranberries and pine nuts, excellent!
Congratulations, Angie! What a beautiful winning. Lucky you! And the focaccia looks perfect for soup dipping. Thanks and have a sweet, loving and fun day. Happy Belated Valentine's Day!
Cheers, Kristy
What a combination..awesome looking focaccia dear..this definitely goes to my "must make" list :) Thanks for sharing Angie..
US Masala
beautiful clicks dear...focaccia looks yummy..
mmmm the focaccia looks fanastic! I can only imagine the wonderful smell of the rosemary. mmmmmm good!
Absolute perfection. Lovely touch zith the cranberries, too!
Delicious-looking focaccia and congratulations on winning that beautiful silk scarf!
Angie,
Congratulations on winning that beautiful scarf! Rosemary focaccia is a real staple at our place. You've really brought it up a notch with the addition of cranberries and pine nuts.
Great combination of Rosemary and Cranberry. Perfect for the cold weather.
Thanks!
Brandon
Love how you livened up the foccacia with the cranberries - plus it makes it festive. Congrats on the soft scarf - it's a beauty.
Beautiful bread! Wishing I had a slice of its goodness now.
What a perfect bread! Looks fabulous too. Congratulations on winning that scarf dear....
This is heaven. I love, love, LOVE focaccia bread. I'm saving this recipe. The combination of cranberry, rosemary, and pine nuts sounds incredible.
oh wat a gorgeous scarf love the colour and fab bread, i can never be successful in baking bread so beautiful :)
I like all of the goodies that you added to this foccacia. The sweetness of the raisins, cranberries must be so good with the cunchy nuts and savory rosemary.
Looks swell- love the focaccia!
The bread sounds delicious. We have a similar bread in Greece and it is called Lagana.
You are an artist! What a gorgeous piece of bread.
Beautiful color scarf you've won!
Where do you find these fantastic recipes, Anglie. I'm definitely making this. Gorgeous looking focaccia with the pine nuts, rosemary and cranberries.
Lucky you, Angie! that scarf is beautiful.
I just saw LeQuan from Luvtoeat made focaccia. This one looks so delicious. I love a touch of rosemary and pine nuts!
Beautiful photos!! I can only imagine what this tastes like :)
You know, I've never done focaccia and neither has Mountain Man.. I think this needs to be changed immediately! This looks delicious!
Beautiful bread. I love the mix of cranberries and pine nuts.
What a fabulous focaccia!!! I love the flavor combination...ALL my favorites. I'd love a slice with my soup tonight :)
I love how you combined the different ingredients! I think I'll go snip a sprig from the rosemary bush now.. :-)
I always admire people who can make bread and focaccia and yours looks fabulous. Love the addition of cranberries for sweetness; it must taste wonderful.
I love foccacia and this looks truly amazing.
Beautiful focaccia, I love all your ingredients! The fresh rosemary looks beautiful in your photo. Congratulations on your scarf, it is pretty;-)
Angie-I make rosemary focaccia quite often, but never, have I made it with cranberries. What a genius idea. Love how yours turned out. Beautiful photos and great recipe.
Gorgeous scarf...I envy you!
sounds like my kind of bread...
I love focaccia, but would have never thought to combine it with cranberries and pine nuts. What a brilliant and tasty idea :o)
I have attempted focaccia and failed miserably. Yours is so lovely. I am very enamored with the idea of cranberries and pine nuts.
This looks perfect and yum!! Fabulous clicks as always..
Looks amazing! I bet the cranberries are so good in this!
The recipe was simple. I am planning to shift to baking slowly. Need to master other cooking techniques first.
Rosemary cranberry focaccia with pine nuts appear great!
What an outstanding focaccia, I love the idea of rosemary, cranberries and pine nuts together.
:-) Mandy
You are welcome Angie... :) and thank you for the mentioned above
I love Foccacia... my kids always complaining that they have to wait overnight before they could enjoy the foccacia I bake...
Wait no more kids... with Angie's foccacia :) beauty :)
Beautiful focaccia - adding cranberries along with the pine nuts and rosemary really makes it unique! And yo are going to look ravishing wearing that gorgeous scarf :)
Love the cranberries in your foccacia! And that scarf is gorgeous! Lucky you!
such lovely pics for a gorgeous recipe
Delphine
nothing I love more than rosemary in foccacia but I am not a bread person/don't make it don't trust myself. I have the addition of the other flavors.
Your focaccia looks great and I love the flavors in it! Beautiful scarf!
Another beauty! I love cranberries.. and in focaccia?? Yes, I'll take a loaf!
Wonderful foccacia. Love the ingredients you have used. The tartness of the cranberries must really add to this yummy savory bread:)
Congrats on winning such a beautiful scarf!
I can smell it from here! Mouthwatering!
I'd like to order a giant focaccia from you! I'm afraid I'm about to drool on my keyboard... :-)
Ohh this looks lovely. I love focassia bread.
I do so envy people who can bake and come up with this beauty.
Congratulations, that's a beautiful scarf! And your focaccia looks so perfect!
One of the most down-to-earth gals and real folks around! And, some of the best recipes around. She puts a lot of work into things. It shows!
Congrats for winning that pretty scarf :-) and the focaccia looks wonderful !
This looks delicious! I have a rosemary/cranberry focaccia recipe that I do but it doesn't contain pine nuts which I think would add another layer of deliciousness!
Best,
Bonnie
as always, beautiful photos and food!
Congrats on winning the scarf!
You make such beautiful and delicious-looking focaccia!
focaccia looks awesome..sounds brilliant!
nice presentation and the focaccia looks very tempting!! nice scarf :)
Love that this has cranberries :) Rosemary focaccia is always my favorite...
Hope you had a wonderful valentines day
congrats on the beautiful win
delicious focaccia
Congrats!!!!
Your foccacia looks so soft and it's refreshing to see a nice change since it has pine nuts. Tasty!
The scarf is beautiful Angie! And so is the focaccia - I adore the cranberries and pine nuts you added!
I've always wanted to make my own foccacia. The ones available at the supermarket are horribly dry and strange-flavoured. This looks wholesome and cheerful. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
LOve the rosemary in the Foccasia, Angie! Am going to bake it soon.
Hi Angie! This bread brought back memories of a similar Indian bread we would get at a wonderful restaurant in California. I love the addition of the fruit and nuts. Delish! Love the scarf too! You'll enjoy wearing it I'm sure and look as fabulous as we know you to be!
I could so make a turkey panini with this bread. Wouldn't that be delicious!
I could not possibly love anything more than homemade focaccia! Thanks Angie for brightening my day!
The focaccia looks and sounds amazing! I could live on that type of bread with a few olives, I am in heaven; the scarf from Cambodia looks beautiful and so soft.
A fabulous recipe, Angie. Super idea to add cranberries. Love the last photo with the rosemary peeking out. I'm crazy for focaccia...divine with nothing but olive oil. And right out of the oven it's wonderful.
I like how you cook the cranberries and rosemary first! YUM!
Angie, this focaccia looks amazing!! I love rosemary & dig that there is lots of it in this bread. The cranberries & pinenuts are a great addition too :)
Angie..congrats...that is a beautiful silk scarf :) and your focaccia with rosemary cranberry and pine looks great ! Thanks for the recipe :)
I'm so envious...your focaccia looks and has more interesting ingredients that mine ever did ;o)
Congrats on winning the colourful scarf!
Ciao for now and flavourful wishes,
Claudia
I make focaccia all of the time. I love your fresh approach to flavours, Angie! I have never made this combination - but will now. It is an easy fragrant bread that gets eaten almost before it is served.
:)
Valerie
Hi Angie! Your scarf is so beautiful! Congratulations! Your focaccia also looks amazing. I love the addition of cranberries. How unique! Thank you for sharing with me tonight. I hope you have a great Friday. I'm so ready for the weekend!
I love focaccia! I've never tried it with cranberry. Great idea!!
i love rosemary-flavored focaccia, and i find the addition of crunchy pine nuts and chewy cranberries to be a stroke of genius! this is a masterpiece, angie!
I like the bright coloured scarf! And also the lovely pictures of your
focaccia. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
hi angie..thanks for coming by..love yr blog :)
wow! that looks really amazing:) i really need to try making this soon. i am drooling over it right now. yum! thanks for sharing this.
Your focaccia is beautiful! I love the idea of adding pine nuts and cranberries to the focaccia. It sounds amazing! :)
Cranberries and pine nuts seem the perfect additions to a wonderful foccacia. Only wish I could taste this.
I love cranberries and rosemary, but can't say that I have ever had them together. This bread sounds amazing!
i've never attempted foccacia but i hope to make this soon! i'm checking on focaccia on some of the blogs and all looks so tempting! Yours look truly good!
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