One Hour Rosemary Focaccia Bread
This One Hour Rosemary Focaccia Bread is everything you love about homemade focaccia bread without the hassle! It’s tender and fluffy with the flavors of garlic and rosemary, it’s got irresistible crispy edges, and it’s ready in one hour flat!

A lot of people that I talk to are intimidated about making homemade bread. I relate, as I used to feel the same way before I went to cooking school.
If you’re intimidated by yeast breads, this Rosemary Focaccia Bread recipe is the perfect starting point. It just couldn’t be easier and it comes out perfect every single time!
Typically focaccia bread dough takes one hour alone to rise, but I’ve streamlined the process considerably with this recipe. The bread is ready in one hour from start to finish!
It’s golden brown with crispy edges, a fluffy interior and the flavors of garlic and rosemary.
It’s a good thing this bread comes together so quickly because it never lasts long. 🙂
Why you’ll love this recipe
- It’s perfect every time. This focaccia bread is tender and fluffy with crispy edges and gets rave reviews from everyone that tries it.
- It’s easy. This is the easiest way to make homemade focaccia bread. There’s no kneading necessary and it’s ready in a fraction of the time.
- It’s customizable. Not a fan of rosemary? Customize it with your favorite herbs and spices or cheese.
Recipe ingredients
There are just a few simple ingredients in this easy focaccia bread, and it can be customized with your favorite herbs, spices or cheese.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Flour. No bread flour necessary! All purpose flour is perfect for this recipe. It can be substituted with whole wheat white flour to make it whole grain.
- Yeast. Use instant yeast, or rapid rise yeast.
- Water. You’ll need 3/4 cup lukewarm water, which is used to bloom the yeast and provide moisture to the focaccia bread.
- Sugar. A bit of sugar feeds the yeast during the blooming process.
- Olive oil. Extra virgin olive oil is an essential ingredient in classic focaccia bread. It is added to the dough and brushed over the top of the bread as well.
- Garlic. This is optional but it adds a ton of flavor. You can sub with 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder if you like.
- Rosemary. Sub the rosemary with your favorite herbs if desired.
- Parmesan cheese. This is optional, but it adds great savory flavor.
How to make this easy focaccia bread recipe
This is the easiest focaccia bread recipe you’ll ever make. It comes together in a bowl or stand mixer, there’s no kneading necessary, and it rises in a warm turned off oven in just 20 minutes.
Pro tip: Be sure the water is lukewarm, or just warm enough to the touch. If it’s too cold the yeast will not bloom, and if the water is too hot it will kill the yeast.
See the recipe card below for full instructions.
- Place the lukewarm water and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and stir well to combine. Sprinkle the yeast over the top, stir a bit, and allow to bloom for 5 minutes until foamy.
- Turn the mixer on low speed, and add 1 cup of the flour and 3/4 teaspoon of the salt and mix just until combined. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil mix until combined. If using dried rosemary, you may add 1 teaspoon at this point. With the mixer on low, gradually add 1/2 cup of the remaining flour, then add just enough of the remaining 1/4 cup until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl (you may not need it all).
- Pour the dough out onto a floured surface (it will be sticky), sprinkle some flour on top, and form into a flat disk.
- Place the dough into a cast iron skillet greased with olive oil and press evenly into the bottom of the skillet and 1″ up the sides.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees then turn the oven off. Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and place in the oven for 20 minutes to rise.
- Remove from the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Brush the dough with rosemary, garlic and olive oil and make indentations over the top with your thumb. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown, then remove from heat and brush with the remaining olive oil mixture and sprinkle with flaky sea salt if desired.
Recipe FAQs
Focaccia bread is a flat bread that is similar to pizza dough as it includes flour, yeast, salt and olive oil. It has crispy edges, a fluffy interior and indents on top that hold the olive oil.
The olive oil is essential to creating a tender, fluffy interior. It also promotes browning, which creates an irresistibly golden brown, crispy crust.
This focaccia bread comes together quickly in a bowl or stand mixer, and no kneading is necessary.
Serving suggestions
Homemade focaccia bread is delicious served up a variety of ways as follows:
- Serve warm as an appetizer with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
- Dunk into winter minestrone soup or white bean turkey chili.
- Serve alongside skillet lasagna or oven baked meatballs.
- You can also make this focaccia pizza recipe for your next pizza night!
- Customize it with your favorite spices or fresh herbs such as sage or thyme. You can also add basil pesto sauce for even more flavor. Sub the parmesan cheese with pecorino romano or your favorite grated cheese.
Recipe notes
- Pro tip: Be sure the water is lukewarm, or just warm enough to the touch. If it’s too cold the yeast will not bloom, and if the water is too hot it will kill the yeast.
- Customize this focaccia bread with your favorite spices, fresh herbs such as sage or thyme, or cheese.
- Store leftover focaccia bread in plastic wrap at room temperature for 1-2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. It may also be frozen for up to 3 months.
More bread recipes you’ll love:
- Beer bread
- Homemade dinner rolls by The Country Cook
- Honey cornbread muffins
- Irish brown bread
- Soft pretzel hot dog buns
- Skillet cornbread
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One Hour Rosemary Focaccia Bread
Ingredients
- ¾ cup warm water heat in the microwave for 10 seconds and stir — it should be just lukewarm
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast 1/4 ounce package such as Fleischmann’s Rapid Rise
- 5 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil divided
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour divided (plus more for sprinkling the dough)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt divided
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated parmesan optional
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped (optional)
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped rosemary or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried divided
- flaky sea salt for topping optional
Instructions
- Place the warm water and sugar in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (you can use an electric handheld mixer as well). Stir well to combine. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and stir just a bit. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.¾ cup warm water, ½ teaspoon sugar, 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
- Turn the mixer on low speed, and add 1 cup of the flour and 3/4 teaspoon of the salt and mix just until combined. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil mix until combined. If using dried rosemary, you may add 1 teaspoon at this point.5 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- With the mixer on low, gradually add 1/2 cup of the remaining flour, then add just enough of the remaining 1/4 cup until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl (you may not need it all).
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Grease a cast iron skillet or 8 – 9" cake pan with 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil.
- Lightly flour a surface with flour. Remove the dough and place onto the floured surface and sprinkle the top lightly with flour as well. Gently shape the dough into a flat disk and place in the prepared skillet.
- Gently press the dough evenly in the bottom of the skillet and 1" up the sides, then cover with a clean towel. TURN OFF THE OVEN and place the skillet in the oven for 20 minutes to rise.
- Remove the skillet from the oven and remove the towel. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt, garlic, chopped rosemary, and parmesan if using. If using dried rosemary, add 1/2-1 teaspoon.1 tablespoon freshly grated parmesan, 1 clove garlic, 1 tablespoon freshly chopped rosemary or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried
- Brush the olive oil mixture over the focaccia bread dough, then make indents over the top of the dough with your thumb.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden. Remove from the oven, and brush with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with flaky sea salt if desired. Cool slightly on a wire rack and enjoy!flaky sea salt for topping
Video
Notes
- Pro tip: Be sure the water is lukewarm, or just warm enough to the touch. If it’s too cold the yeast will not bloom, and if the water is too hot it will kill the yeast.
- Total cook time above includes the 20 minutes of rise time.
- Store leftover bread in an air tight container for up to 3 days.
- Customize this focaccia bread with your favorite spices, fresh herbs such as sage or thyme, or cheese.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
**This post was originally published in May 2013. The recipe has been modified slightly and a recipe video has been added. The text has also been modified to include more recipe information.
130 Comments on “One Hour Rosemary Focaccia Bread”
Wow, this looks just like bakery quality focaccia! I would never have guessed it’s this easy to make. I need to make this happen very soon!
Thanks so much Sarah! This is just the easiest homemade bread recipe ever. 🙂
I’m such a fan of recipes I can do in the skillet – and I love how quick and easy this looks! It would be so good with the soup I’m posting tomorrow 😉 Looks delicious, Marcie!
Thanks Katherine! I ate this with a stew that I’m posting Weds and it was so good! 🙂
There’s nothing better than the smell of fresh baked bread!
Truth! ?
Yay for making bread! I usually stay away from using yeast, but this looks just too good not to. Rosemary focaccia is one of my absolute favorites, and you nailed it! Such gorgeous pictures, Marcie! And I love your video, too! Sounds like this would pair well with so many different dishes!
It had been a while since I’d made yeast bread so this was a good place to get back on it! Thanks so much Gayle and I hope you get to try it soon!
What modifications do you suggest for baking this at higher elevation (above 5200 feet)?
Hi Meredith! I’m sorry but I have no experience baking a higher elevations. I wish I could help!
This recipe was so easy to make and absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing it. I now have an easy bread I can make at last-minute. My husband and daughter loved the fluffy biscuit texture, but I think I would prefer it a little flatter. Next time I will try this in my 10-inch skillet and get a larger crust-to-interior ratio.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this Heather! I just made it today for the first time in years and agree…it would be better flatter. A larger skillet would be the perfect fix. Thank you so much for the feedback!
I added a minced clove of garlic to the topping. Amazing!
Oh that does sound good! 🙂
I tried this last week and my husband and I devoured it with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I am making it again tonight for pizza! It already smells soon good!
I’m so glad it worked out for you — the balsamic vinegar would be so good! Thanks so much for the feedback.
That cast iron skillet works wonders, doesn’t it? I’m so glad the bread worked out for you, Linda, and thanks for the feedback!
Hello, Kecia! Yes, that would be great if you mentioned where the bread came from, and thank you for asking. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Fantastic! I’m heading on over to check it out, Kecia! 🙂
This looks soo yummy – I’m planning on making it tomorrow!
Just a heads up – on your recipe card the total time says 10 hours instead of 1! 🙂
Oh my! Thanks for the heads up — I will fix that ASAP! Hope you enjoy this, Sarah!
I would like to give these out as gifts for Christmas instead of sweats. Any ideas on how to do it? Cna it freeze? Should i bake it then give it out?
You should be able to freeze it but I personally haven’t tried that. I would just bake it, cool it completely and cut into wedges or into rectangular pieces like breadsticks, wrap and gift!
Was looking for a quick focaccia recipe…rhis is awesome….I used milk instead of water and used my
kitchenaid to knead it…dont have a cast iron skillet so put cornmeal on a jellyroll pan and put the 8″ disc on it and it raised beautifully in the preheated oven…I dimpled it, brushed with the olive oil mixture and then added a mixture of provolone and fontina in the dimples and then slipped it onto my pizza stone…20 min later we were enjoying what my hubby said was the best focaccia he has ever had! Thanks!!
Sounds fantastic, Roberta! The fontina and provolone sounds like an excellent call, and a pizza stone is always a good way to go for a crispy crust. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
This was delicious! I read comments and also used milk instead of water. I have a 12inch iron skillet so I did 1.5 ingredients. I added fontina and Parmesan cheese on top. Used fresh Rosemary from garden. Baked about 22 minutes. Family loved it!
Thank you for sharing your substitutions and I’m glad you enjoyed the bread!
Sounds delicious. I like your changes and additions. I will try them too.
Focaccia has been on my list of things to make forever – this sounds amazing. It actually reminds me of a rosemary focaccia I had at a restaurant last year on vacation … I think I really need to try making it at home!
This recipe is quick and painless! I highly recommend it for the first time. Have a great weekend!
Love focaccia bread and rosemary too! I could eat the whole pan of this with butter slathered on top! Have a great weekend Marcie! 🙂
I know, me too! Fresh baked bread with butter is a major weakness for me! Thanks, Liz, you have a great weekend and Mother’s Day!
I actually have an odd love for working with yeast — it’s like doing a science experiment in the kitchen to me. Focaccia bread is one of my favorite breads to eat, but I’ve never actually made it! Pinning, will deifnitely try this out 🙂
Maybe that’s why I’ve had an aversion to yeast bread…science was never my thing.
I love it, too, so it’s great to have a quick way to make my own! Thanks, Sarah!