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HERB FOCACCIA BREAD

If you’ve never baked bread before, focaccia is a good place to start. The thick flat bread doesn’t require any yeast or kneading and this herbed version is baked on the barbecue. Serve it as a side with steak or other grilled entrees.

Yield: Serves 6.

July 02, 2019

HERB FOCACCIA BREAD

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf frozen bread dough
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/8 tsp salt, optional
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp oregano, crumbled
  • 1/2 tsp basil, crumbled
  • 1/4 tsp thyme, crumbled

Directions

  1. Place frozen bread dough and oil in a heavy plastic bag. Squeeze bag to coat dough with oil. Seal and place in refrigerator to thaw overnight.
  2. Preheat natural gas barbecue on medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes.
  3. Combine remaining ingredients using a mortar and pestle until crushed and blended. Place thawed bread dough and oil on a large sheet of foil. Flatten dough and sprinkle with herb mixture. Place another sheet of foil on top. Roll out dough into an oblong about 1/2 inch thick. Remove top sheet of foil.
  4. Flip dough directly onto barbecue grid, foil side up. Remove foil. Grill until puffed and grill-marked, about 3 - 5 minutes per side. Serve warm.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

199 calories, 6.6 g fat, 5.2 g protein, 29.5 g carbohydrate, 1.8 g fibre, 380 mg sodium