Focaccia
A flat, oil-rich bread with an airy crumb and dimpled, browned surface.
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Double Chocolate Focaccia
Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and rippled with morsels of semisweet chocolate, this chocolate focaccia is proof that bread and chocolate belong together. Bake it today!
Big and Bubbly Focaccia
With its bubbly, bronzed top, crisp edges, and tender, airy interior, our 2025 Recipe of the Year is the focaccia of the moment. Bake this craveable, repeatable, customizable focaccia recipe today!
Homemade Focaccia
This tender, no-knead focaccia is incredibly simple to make and rises beautifully in a single cast iron pan. It's easy, low-effort, and impressive.
Variant Map
The reviewed ways this dish changes across variants.

With its bubbly, bronzed top, crisp edges, and tender, airy interior, our 2025 Recipe of the Year is the focaccia of the moment. Bake this craveable, repeatable, customizable focaccia recipe today!

Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and rippled with morsels of semisweet chocolate, this chocolate focaccia is proof that bread and chocolate belong together. Bake it today!
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A no-knead focaccia variant that uses time and hydration to build structure.
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How This Dish Works
Mechanics, choices, and evidence-backed explanations.
How it usually works
Most versions mix a wet dough, ferment it, spread it into an oiled pan, dimple the surface, and bake until browned.
Focaccia is a bread style where hydration, fermentation, oil, pan, toppings, and bake determine the crust and crumb. The dish page should compare those choices without forcing one topping or timing. Choose versions by fermentation time, thickness, oil level, toppings, and whether the dough is kneaded or no-knead.
Techniques
Techniques that shape the dish outcome.
Coat
Cover the surface evenly with flour, crumbs, sauce, oil, or seasoning.
Preheat
Bring the oven, pan, or cooking surface to working temperature before food goes in.
Refrigerate
Hold food cold so it can rest, firm, chill, or wait for the next step.
Serve
Move finished food to the plate or table in the condition it should be eaten.
Whisk
Beat with a whisk to combine, smooth, aerate, or emulsify.
Success Criteria
Reviewed outcome cues and success markers for this dish.
What to aim for
Good focaccia is airy, olive-oil rich, crisp at the edges, tender inside, and well seasoned on top.
Contextual Substitutions
Dish-specific substitutions with expected changes and cautions.
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Olive Oil to Duck Fat
5 tablespoons (75ml) extra-virgin olive oil, duck fat, goose fat, or beef fat
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
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Olive Oil to Goose Fat
5 tablespoons (75ml) extra-virgin olive oil, duck fat, goose fat, or beef fat
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
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Olive Oil to Beef Fat
5 tablespoons (75ml) extra-virgin olive oil, duck fat, goose fat, or beef fat
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
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Coarse Sea Salt to Such As Fleur De Sel
Coarse sea salt, such as fleur de sel or Maldon, for serving
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin
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Coarse Sea Salt to Maldon
Coarse sea salt, such as fleur de sel or Maldon, for serving
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin
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Coarse Sea Salt to For Serving
Coarse sea salt, such as fleur de sel or Maldon, for serving
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin
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Water to Milk
5 cups (1.2L) water, milk, or chicken stock or vegetable stock (see note)
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Smooth and Creamy Polenta
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Water to Chicken Stock
5 cups (1.2L) water, milk, or chicken stock or vegetable stock (see note)
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Smooth and Creamy Polenta
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Water to Vegetable Stock
5 cups (1.2L) water, milk, or chicken stock or vegetable stock (see note)
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Smooth and Creamy Polenta
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Coarse Sea Salt to Such As Maldon
Coarse sea salt, such as Maldon or fleur de sel
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Homemade Focaccia
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Coarse Sea Salt to Fleur De Sel
Coarse sea salt, such as Maldon or fleur de sel
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Homemade Focaccia
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Chocolate Chips to Coconut Flakes
Totally optional additional mix-ins: 1/2 cup chocolate chips or coconut flakes*
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: The Very Best Granola
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Olive Oil to Zhoug Sauce
Any of the following garnishes: drizzle of olive oil or zhoug sauce, sprinkle of ground sumac or paprika, chopped fresh parsley
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: The Best Hummus
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Olive Oil to Sumac
Any of the following garnishes: drizzle of olive oil or zhoug sauce, sprinkle of ground sumac or paprika, chopped fresh parsley
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: The Best Hummus
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Olive Oil to Paprika
Any of the following garnishes: drizzle of olive oil or zhoug sauce, sprinkle of ground sumac or paprika, chopped fresh parsley
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: The Best Hummus
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Olive Oil to Parsley
Any of the following garnishes: drizzle of olive oil or zhoug sauce, sprinkle of ground sumac or paprika, chopped fresh parsley
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: The Best Hummus
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil to Avocado Oil
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil or avocado oil
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: AIR FRYER CHICKEN BREAST
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Water to Broth
1 ½ cup water or broth
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
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Instant Yeast to Active Dry Yeast
1/2 teaspoon instant yeast or active dry yeast
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Crispy Cheesy Pan Pizza
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Chocolate Chips to Chocolate Chips
1 cup (170g) semisweet chocolate chips or bittersweet chocolate chips
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Flourless Chocolate Cake
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Chocolate Chips to Chocolate Chips
1 cup (170g) semisweet chocolate chips or bittersweet chocolate chips
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Flourless Chocolate Cake
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Water to Milk
water or milk, for brushing
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Fresh Apple Cinnamon Scones
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Chocolate Chips to Semisweet Chocolate
1/3 cup (59g) mini chocolate chips or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
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Chocolate Chips to Chocolate Chips
2 cups (340g) semisweet chocolate chips or bittersweet chocolate chips
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Chocolate Cheesecake
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All-purpose flour to King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure For Measure Flour
1 1/2 cups (180g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Apple Cider Snickerdoodles
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Instant Yeast to Active Dry Yeast
1/8 teaspoon instant yeast or active dry yeast
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Mortadella Pizza Sandwich
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Chocolate Chips to Semisweet Chocolate
1 cup (170g) semisweet chocolate chips or semisweet chocolate wafers, chopped*
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Double Chocolate Focaccia
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Swedish Pearl Sugar to White Sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons Swedish pearl sugar or King Arthur Snow White Non-Melting Sugar
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Double Chocolate Focaccia
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Pure Vanilla Extract to King Arthur Pure Vanilla Plus
2 1/2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract or 1 1/2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Plus
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Quick and Easy Vanilla Cake
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All-purpose flour to King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure For Measure Flour
1 1/2 cups (180g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or King Arthur Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour
Expected change: The source lists this as an alternative in the same ingredient row.
Source: Quick and Easy Vanilla Cake
Source and Cultural NotesSources, origin declarations, and evidenced notes for this dish.
AIR FRYER CHICKEN BREAST
Article
View sourceApple Cider Snickerdoodles
Article
View sourceBig and Bubbly Focaccia
Article
View sourceChocolate Cheesecake
Article
View sourceCILANTRO LIME RICE (CHIPOTLE COPYCAT)
Article
View sourceCrispy Cheesy Pan Pizza
Article
View sourceDouble Chocolate Focaccia
Article
View sourceFlourless Chocolate Cake
Article
View sourceFresh Apple Cinnamon Scones
Article
View sourceGiant Sheet Pan Chocolate Croissant
Article
View sourceHomemade Focaccia
Article
View sourceMortadella Pizza Sandwich
Article
View sourceQuick and Easy Vanilla Cake
Article
View sourceSlow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin
Article
View sourceSmooth and Creamy Polenta
Article
View sourceThe Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever
Article
View sourceThe Best Hummus
Article
View sourceThe Very Best Granola
Article
View source
Source declarations
Recipe: Homemade Focaccia
Imported from the Serious Eats page for dev review.
Source: Homemade Focaccia
Recipe: Big and Bubbly Focaccia
Imported from the king-arthur-baking page for dev review.
Source: Big and Bubbly Focaccia
Recipe: Double Chocolate Focaccia
Imported from the king-arthur-baking page for dev review.
Source: Double Chocolate Focaccia
AIR FRYER CHICKEN BREAST
Article
View sourceApple Cider Snickerdoodles
Article
View sourceBig and Bubbly Focaccia
Article
View sourceChocolate Cheesecake
Article
View sourceCILANTRO LIME RICE (CHIPOTLE COPYCAT)
Article
View sourceCrispy Cheesy Pan Pizza
Article
View sourceDouble Chocolate Focaccia
Article
View sourceFlourless Chocolate Cake
Article
View sourceFresh Apple Cinnamon Scones
Article
View sourceGiant Sheet Pan Chocolate Croissant
Article
View sourceHomemade Focaccia
Article
View sourceMortadella Pizza Sandwich
Article
View sourceQuick and Easy Vanilla Cake
Article
View sourceSlow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin
Article
View sourceSmooth and Creamy Polenta
Article
View sourceThe Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever
Article
View sourceThe Best Hummus
Article
View sourceThe Very Best Granola
Article
View source
Additional EvidenceReviewed claims not already shown in the source notes.
AIR FRYER CHICKEN BREAST
Article
View sourceApple Cider Snickerdoodles
Article
View sourceBig and Bubbly Focaccia
Article
View sourceChocolate Cheesecake
Article
View sourceCILANTRO LIME RICE (CHIPOTLE COPYCAT)
Article
View sourceCrispy Cheesy Pan Pizza
Article
View sourceDouble Chocolate Focaccia
Article
View sourceFlourless Chocolate Cake
Article
View sourceFresh Apple Cinnamon Scones
Article
View sourceGiant Sheet Pan Chocolate Croissant
Article
View sourceHomemade Focaccia
Article
View sourceMortadella Pizza Sandwich
Article
View sourceQuick and Easy Vanilla Cake
Article
View sourceSlow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin
Article
View sourceSmooth and Creamy Polenta
Article
View sourceThe Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever
Article
View sourceThe Best Hummus
Article
View sourceThe Very Best Granola
Article
View source
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Source: Big and Bubbly Focaccia
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Source: Double Chocolate Focaccia
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