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Shortcut Olive Focaccia Bread Recipe

Use premade pizza dough for an easy shortcut in this perfect homemade focaccia bread recipe!

Shortcut Olive Focaccia Bread Recipe

Hi! I’m Sheila from Life, Love, and Good Food, and I’m excited to bring you this easy bread recipe today! Greek Olive Focaccia Bread is a simple recipe that can be prepared with your favorite pizza dough recipe or by taking a shortcut and using a store bought pizza dough.

True confession — if BREAD was classified as a food group, it would be my favorite. Yes, technically bread falls into the “grain” food group, but let’s face it, grain is pretty much nothing until it becomes BREAD, right?! Until the last couple of years, I would only venture into baking quick breads like biscuits or cornbread (that’s a testament to my country roots). Now, I’m a little less intimidated by the idea of baking with yeast, but that takes time and I don’t always have the luxury of the extra time needed to bake bread totally from scratch.

Shortcut Olive Focaccia Bread

Focaccia Bread the Easy Way

I’ve recently discovered that the deli at our local grocery stocks fresh pizza dough, so when I’m short on time it’s a great alternative for homemade pizza night at home or for baking this delicious Greek Olive Focaccia Bread. I like to bake my focaccia in a round pan, but you can also make this recipe in a square or oblong pan, if you prefer. Start by adding a couple of tablespoons of olive oil to the bottom of the pan and spread it around with a pastry brush. On top of that evenly sprinkle a tablespoon of cornmeal and then add the dough to the pan.

Perfect olive focaccia bread

Gently press the dough to the edges, and then cover it with plastic wrap and let it rest for about thirty minutes. While the bread is resting, I like to do the rest of my prep work for the focaccia which includes slicing the olives and infusing more olive oil with garlic. I do this by adding the olive oil to a small saucepan along with a couple of peeled garlic cloves and then heating it up just until the garlic becomes fragrant.

Next, gently press the dough with your fingers to make little dimples all over and then barely press the olives into the dough. Brush it all over with the infused olive oil and sprinkle with Italian seasoning, freshly ground pepper, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese and you’re ready to pop it into the oven and sniff up that delicious aroma as it bakes!

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Perfect olive focaccia bread is easy to make with a simple recipe shortcut!

Shortcut Olive Focaccia Bread Recipe

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Perfect olive focaccia bread is easy to make with a simple recipe shortcut!

  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 pizza dough
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 1 tablespoon cornmeal
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 8–10 pitted kalamata olives sliced in half
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. In a round cake pan, brush 2 tablespoons of olive oil all over the bottom of the pan. Evenly sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cornmeal on top.
  3. Place the dough into the prepared pan and gently press to the edges to cover the bottom of the pan. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 30 minutes.
  4. In a small saucepan, heat the remaining olive oil and garlic cloves until the garlic becomes fragrant. Remove from heat.
  5. Gently dimple the dough with your fingers and then press the olives into the top of the dough. Sprinkle with the Italian seasoning, freshly ground black pepper, and the Parmesan cheese.
  6. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Slice and serve immediately.
  • Author: Rosie
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Passive Time: 30
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Category: Bread
  • Cuisine: Italian

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  1. Justine@Cooking and Beer says

    August 16, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    Focaccia are one of the few bread recipes I can actually handle! Love the idea of using this brilliant shortcut! Saving for later!

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  2. Serene @ House Of Yumm says

    August 16, 2016 at 4:56 am

    Love focaccia! I’ve never made it with pizza dough before though. Kind of brilliant!

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  3. Erin says

    August 15, 2016 at 6:34 pm

    This is SUCH a great idea and a brilliant shortcut. I’m a HUGE fan of bread (and carbs!), so this will go over wonderfully in my home.

    Reply
  4. The Chunky Chef . says

    August 15, 2016 at 6:22 pm

    I love shortcuts like this one… and the olives are a great touch!

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  5. Maryanne @the little epicurean says

    August 15, 2016 at 2:52 pm

    Bread is also my favorite food group :) Great idea! Never thought about using pizza dough to make focaccia!

    Reply
  6. Jessica Segarra says

    August 15, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    Totally need to make this for our next get-together!

    Reply
  7. Michelle @ The Complete Savori says

    August 15, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    Fresh homemade bread is hands down the best. I love the shortcut ideas!

    Reply
  8. Spend With Pennies says

    August 8, 2016 at 12:57 pm

    My husband and I love foccacia bread but I’ve never tried making it before! This looks delicious and easy!

    Reply
    • Andi - The Weary Chef says

      August 8, 2016 at 1:27 pm

      I love the pizza dough shortcut. Looks so easy! Thanks, Holly :)

      Reply

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