16 Focaccia Recipes That Make Your Oven Smell Like Italy
Focaccia isn’t just bread — it’s an experience, and these 16 recipes bring the scents and flavors of Italy straight to your kitchen. From soft, fluffy loaves to crispy, golden-crusted masterpieces, each recipe is packed with herbs, toppings, and irresistible aroma. Whether you’re making a simple snack, a show-stopping appetizer, or a meal centerpiece, focaccia has never been this exciting. Get ready to fill your home with the warm, comforting smell of fresh-baked Italian bread.
Pesto Focaccia
That flat, dimple bread you get from your favorite Italian restaurant, yes that’s focaccia. And you can make your own at home with this homemade Pesto Focaccia recipe that results in a loaf that’s so light and fluffy with a crispy golden crust and swirled with pesto throughout.
Sun Dried Tomato Focaccia with Feta and Kalamata Olives
Making perfect focaccia in the bread maker has never been easier! This bread machine focaccia with sun dried tomatoes, feta and kalamata olives has Greek vibes, but you can use the base as a canvas for your favourite toppings.
No Knead Focaccia Bread Recipe
This easy no knead focaccia bread is flavored with fresh rosemary, garlic and sea salt. It’s a soft yeast bread that serves as an appetizer, side dish, pizza base or sandwich bread.
Fluffy Caramelized Onion Focaccia
Caramelized onion focaccia – super fluffy focaccia topped with caramelized onions, fresh thyme, and garlic. This easy no-knead yeast bread makes a delicious appetizer or as a side dish to your favorite meal!
Gluten Free Focaccia (Vegan Friendly!)
Homemade gluten free focaccia is easier than you think! This foolproof recipe is fluffy and crisp with garlic, fresh rosemary, and cracked black pepper. Serve it alongside your favorite soups and salads.
Easy Focaccia Bread From Frozen Rolls
All the flavor of your from-scratch focaccia but with way less effort! This Easy Focaccia starts with frozen dinner rolls, let them rise, make dimples, add a little olive oil, sea salt, and rosemary, and bake. What you get is a moist and flavorful Italian bread perfect as a side or as a base for your favorite sandwich.
Caprese focaccia sandwich
Whether you have homemade or store bought focaccia, it’s good for more than just dipping. This caprese focaccia sandwich is incredibly easy and full of bright, fresh flavors.
Focaccia Bread
This focaccia recipe makes the perfect bread! It’s tall and fluffy, crispy on the outside with pillowy air pockets on the inside. As cookbook authors, this is one of our top homemade bread recipes we recommend because it’s so simple and the result is stunning.
Blackcurrant Focaccia
Focaccia is great in the summer to have as an accompaniment to your light meals, barbecues and salads. I thought I’d add sweet blackcurrants instead and treat it almost like a fruity pizza. Blackcurrant focaccia is a lovely treat to use up that summer fruit.
Slow Cooker Spinach and Feta Focaccia
I love the way I can just forget about the whatever I am making in the slow cooker and get on with other things while it proves and then bakes. Perfect for a day working at home! Read on for the recipe for slow cooker spinach and feta focaccia.
Wholemeal Olive Focaccia
A rustic wholemeal focaccia topped with black olives and rosemary.
The Best Focaccia Pizza
Here’s how to make focaccia pizza! This recipe makes a deliciously thick crust for all your favorite toppings: ready in just a few hours.
Sweet Focaccia with Raspberry Jam
This Sweet Focaccia recipe combines a light, airy dough with swirls of rich raspberry jam, creating a perfect balance of sweetness and texture. Topped with a powdered sugar glaze similar to a jelly donut, it’s a delightful treat for breakfast or dessert.
Rosemary and Olive Oil Focaccia Bread
This Rosemary Focaccia Bread is a great beginner bread make with all purpose flour and only a one hour rise.
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Rosemary Focaccia
Homemade rosemary focaccia with sea salt makes the perfect side dish for any meal. This no-knead focaccia recipe only requires 7 ingredients!
Garlic Rosemary Focaccia Bread
This Garlic Rosemary Focaccia Bread is well worth the time and effort it takes to make it. The aroma of fresh bread baking in your home will be enough to satisfy you, but just wait until you taste it.
