Bread Maker Focaccia Bread With Basil

 

This is a delicious bread, and it's quick and easy to prepare in the bread machine. Make this bread to go with a pasta meal or hearty soup or chowder.
 

Yield: Makes 1 Loaf

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup lukewarm water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for brushing
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried leaf basil
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• fresh ground black pepper or cracked black pepper
• kosher salt, optional

Preparation:

Put the water, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, flour, salt, sugar, basil, and yeast in the bread machine in the order recommended by your bread machine manufacturer. Select the dough cycle.Preheat oven to 400°.Remove the dough from the bread machine pan and pat into a circle about 3/4 inch thick on a lightly greased baking sheet or pizza pan. With fingertips, make a dozen or so deep indentations over the dough, then brush with about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Sprinkle with freshly ground or cracked black pepper and a little coarse kosher salt, if desired.Bake for about 20 minutes. Brush with a little more olive oil before serving.Serves 4.