This Easy Vegan Focaccia recipe bakes up light and airy with a crisp crust and only requires 6 ingredients to make! This is the perfect easy bread recipe for beginners.
Bread is my favorite food. Whether it's Vegan Garlic Bread, or Vegan Dinner Rolls or my favorite Vegan Garlic Knots, I could easily make a meal out of just bread.
And this Easy Vegan Focaccia recipe is maybe my favorite of them all. It is so easy to make and bakes up light and airy with a crisp crust. And it is so versatile! Use it to make a sandwich, or serve it with soup or even eat a piece on it's own. You won't be disappointed any way you eat it!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- This recipe only requires 6 simple ingredients.
- And the method is really easy, so it's great for beginner bakers!
- This Easy Focaccia recipe is completely vegan and dairy-free.
- It bakes up light and airy with a crisp crust.
- And most importantly, it's absolutely delicious!
Ingredient Notes
All-Purpose Flour: Don't have bread flour? No worries! This recipe uses regular all-purpose flour. My favorite brand is King Arthur.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Use a high quality extra virgin olive oil for this recipe, because you will really taste it!
Active-Dry Yeast: If you don't bake with yeast ofter, make sure your yeast hasn't expired.
Kosher Salt: I only bake with kosher salt. If you use table salt, I will include a gram amount that you should use!
Special Equipment
You need a stand mixer for this Easy Vegan Focaccia recipe!
Instructions
Step 1. First, combine water, yeast and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Gently mix, then set aside and allow the yeast to bloom for 7 minutes.
Step 2. Add the flour and salt into the mixing bowl. Mix on low until all of the flour is incorporated.
Then, turn the speed up to medium and mix the dough for 5 minutes.
Step 3. Add two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to the bottom of a large mixing bowl. Swirl the oil around to coat the sides of the bowl.
Then, pour the vegan focaccia dough into the oiled bowl.
Use your hands to spread oil that has pooled at the sides of the bowl on top of the dough.
Step 4. Cover and allow the dough to rise until it has doubled in size, about 2 hours.
Step 5. Prepare a 9 by 13 inch baking pan by greasing it with non-dairy butter. Then, add two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to the pan and tilt the pan to coat the bottom.
Step 6. Pour the Vegan Focaccia dough into the prepared pan, and gently spread it out with your hands.
Now, cover and allow the dough to proof for 30 minutes.
Step 7. After 30 minutes have passed, drizzle the top of the dough with two more tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
Use your fingers to dimple the dough evenly.
Then, sprinkle with flakey sea salt.
Step 8. Bake in a 450* F oven for 25-30 minutes or until the focaccia is browned all the way across the top.
Serve warm.
What to Serve it With
- Use it to make a focaccia sandwich!
- Serve it along side pasta with Vegan Vodka Sauce, Tomato Orzotto, or Leek Risotto
- Serve it with soup like my Carrot Red Lentil Soup, White Bean Escarole Soup or Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup.
- Serve a piece with a simple salad for a quick lunch!
Recipe FAQs
To store, cut the focaccia and place it into an airtight container. Freeze for up to a month. Bread stays fresh best when it is frozen.
To reheat, place the bread in a toaster oven until it is warm.
It depends! It can be vegan, but some recipes call for butter or cheese. If you are ordering at at a restaurant, just check with your server!
They are both high hydration doughs, but Focaccia typically contains olive oil and other toppings or inclusions and is baked in a pan. It is cut after it's baked.
Ciabatta is cut into rough shapes and dusted with only flour before baking.
Expert Recipe Tips
Use a spatula or a bowl scraper to move the dough. This is a very high hydration bread and is very sticky! If you use your hands, the dough will stick to you!
When the Easy Vegan Focaccia comes out of the oven, you can also brush it with melted Vegan Garlic Butter if you have some!
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Easy Vegan Focaccia Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Stand Mixer with dough hook
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- 1 9 x 13 Inch Baking Pan
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Water
- 2 ¼ teaspoon Active Dry Yeast
- 1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar
- 4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tablespoon Kosher Salt see note!
- 6 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
- ½ tablespoon Non-Dairy Butter
To Top the Focaccia
- 1 teaspoon Flakey Sea Salt optional
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, combine water, yeas and sugar. Gently stir, then set aside and allow the yeast to bloom for 7 minutes.
- Add the flour and salt and mix on low until all the flour has been incorporated. You may need to stop and scrape the bowl down with a rubber spatula. Then, turn the speed to medium and mix the dough for 5 minutes.
- Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the bottom of a large mixing bowl. Swirl the oil around to coat the sides. Then, scoop the dough into the bowl. Use a rubber spatula to help get all the dough into the bowl.
- Then, use a spoon to take oil that has pooled at the sides of the bowl and drizzle it on top of the dough. Cover and allow the dough to rise until it doubles in size, about 2 hours.
- Prepare a 9 by 13 inch baking pan by rubbing it liberally with non-dairy butter. Then, add two tablespoons of oil into the pan and tilt it to coat the bottom. Scoop the dough into the prepared baking pan and use your hands to spread it out. Cover and allow the dough to proof for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 450* F.
- After 30 minutes, uncover the dough and drizzle the top with two tablespoons of olive oil. Use your fingers to dimple the dough evenly. Then, top with flakey sea salt if using.
- Bake the focaccia on the middle rack of a 450* F oven for 25-30 minutes or until the focaccia is golden brown all the way across the top. Serve warm.
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