Caramelized Onion Focaccia Bread
This caramelized onion focaccia bread has a hint of sweetness from the honey, with delicious savory flavors from the parmesan cheese and onions. Not to mention the fluffiness inside!
Caramelized onion focaccia bread has the perfect flavor combinations!
Focaccia, meet honey. When combined, they create beautiful flavors!
The sweetness of the honey, the saltiness of the parmesan cheese…YUM!
If you have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer, and happen to have the dough hook attachment…use it! It kneads the bread so well. Why do the work when you don’t have to?!
If you don’t have a stand mixer, no biggie. Make sure to use a wooden spoon when mixing the dough, and knead it with your hands on a well floured surface.
Now, let’s get into this recipe!
For this recipe you will need dry yeast, warm water, honey, bread flour, salt, olive oil, a red onion, rosemary, and shredded parmesan cheese.
In a large mixing bowl, add your dry yeast, water and honey. Mix together and let rest for about 10 minutes. There should be little bubbles forming at the top.
Now add the flour, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp salt. Mix with dough hook attachment, or wooden spoon. If you don’t have a stand mixer, mix the ingredients together until combined, then turn dough onto a well floured surface and knead by hand for about 5-7 minutes. Otherwise, knead dough with dough hook attachment for 7 minutes.
The dough should look nice and smooth.
After you are done kneading, keep dough in bowl, and cover with a kitchen towel, or plastic wrap. Let sit and rise about 1 hour.
In the meantime while your dough is rising, you want to caramelize your onion.
Slice onion in thin long pieces.
Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large frying pan. Caramelize onions for about 10-15 minutes on medium heat, or until onions start to brown. Make sure not to burn them. They will be cooking more in the oven with the bread.
When the onions are done, set aside.
When dough is ready, place in a lightly oiled circular baking dish, or square baking pan/dish. Poke holes in dough with your finger.
Drizzle 1 tbsp olive oil on top. Add the caramelized onions, parmesan cheese, rosemary, and salt.
Bake for 20 minutes or until focaccia is golden brown.
Enjoy!!
Caramelized Onion Focaccia Bread
Ingredients
- 1 Package Dry Yeast
- 1 Cup Warm Water
- 1 TSP Honey
- 2 1/2 Cups Bread Flour
- 2 TSP Salt, divided
- 2 TBSP Olive Oil, divided
- 1 Medium Red Onion, sliced thin
- 1/4 TSP rosemary
- 1 TBSP Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- In large stand mixer, mix together yeast, water, and honey.
- Let rest for about 10 minutes. Little bubbles should start forming at top.
- Add flour, 1 tbsp olive oil, and 1 tsp salt. Mix with dough hook attachment and knead for about 5-10 minutes. If you don't have a stand mixer, mix together with a wooden spoon until dough turns smooth and into a ball shape. Turn dough on to a well floured surface and knead with hands for 5-7 minutes.
- Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with kitchen towel or plastic wrap for about an hour.
- In meantime, caramelize onion.
- Slice onion in thin long pieces.
- In a large frying pan, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil and add onion.
- Caramelize for about 10-15 minutes on medium heat or until onions brown. Make sure not to burn them.
- When onions are done, set aside.
- When dough is ready, place in a lightly oiled circular baking dish, or square baking dish.
- Use finger to poke holes on top of dough.
- Drizzle 1 TBSP of olive oil on top of dough evenly.
- Top with caramelized onions, parmesan cheese, rosemary, and salt.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until the focaccia is golden brown.
