This wild garlic focaccia is one of the easiest breads you can make! It requires minimum effort to prepare, but will deliver maximum of flavours. Spongy, fluffy bread topped with wild garlic, black pepper and olive oil, perfect for sharing with family and friends!
Hello and happy April!
How's your week been? I hope you have been enjoying some of that glorious Spring sunshine! I've had my first dinner in the pub garden last week, and can't wait for more to come!
Wild garlic and black pepper focaccia- easy bread that anyone can make!
If you remember, last week, I posted the recipe for this wild garlic and asparagus risotto. This week, I will continue the wild garlic theme, with this wild garlic and black pepper focaccia. I have been a fan of this delicious and easy-to-make bread for a long time! You may remember my recipe for red grape and rosemary focaccia from a while back. The best thing about focaccia is that anyone can make it, regardless of your experience as a baker or bread maker. It does not require any fancy equipment or ingredients, just few simple steps and a bit of patience.
Wild garlic focaccia- the ingredients
As mentioned before, the ingredients for this focaccia are very simple, and you probably have most of them in your kitchen already. Strong white bread flour, yeast, sea salt and some water. That's the basics. Easy, right? To top: small bunch of wild garlic, some black pepper and olive oil. I told you, this is a very simple recipe! Oh, one more thing, a bit of fine semolina or fine breadcrumbs for the baking tin. That's it!
How to make wild garlic focaccia- step by step:
Step 1: Prepare the dough in a bowl of a standing mixer, or by hand. If making it by hand, tip the flour onto the clean, kneading surface and mix it with sea salt. Make a well in the centre and pour in the yeast and tepid water mixture (one part of boiling water to two parts of cold water). Start kneading the dough until smooth and it all comes together. It will take about 10 minutes. Set it aside in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with kitchen towel or cling film until doubled in size (about an hour).
Step 2: While your dough is rising, prepare the wild garlic and black pepper spread. Tear the wild garlic leaves into smaller pieces and bash them together with black pepper and olive oil. Save few whole wild garlic leaves to stuff the dough with later.
Step 3: Prepare your baking tin. Mine was 22cm x 32cm. Drizzle it with a little olive oil and sprinkle some semolina or fine breadcrumbs. That will add nice crunch to the bottom of the focaccia. Using your hands, stretch the dough inside of the baking tin so it covers all of it.
Step 4: Using your hands, spread the wild garlic, black pepper and olive oil mixture on the dough surface. If you have any wild garlic leaves left, roll them gently and stick inside the focaccia dough. Using your fingertips, press the dough gently, creating small dents. Sprinkle with some sea salt, cover again with kitchen towel and allow it to prove for 45 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 220C (fan), and bake the focaccia for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Enjoy this wild garlic focaccia while it's fresh, straight from the oven. It tastes best on the same day, but can also be re-heated in the oven the next day (set the oven for 170C and bake for about 5-8 minutes). Serve it at any family or friends gathering, with some olive oil and balsamic on side. Watch it disappear!
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Wild garlic and black pepper focaccia
Ingredients
- 500 g strong white bread flour
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 300 ml tepid water
- 7 g dried fast action yeast (or 14 g fresh yeast)
- 40 g wild garlic
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon semolina or fine breadcrumbs
Instructions
- In a bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the hook attachment, mix together the flour and sea salt. In a small jug mix together water with yeast, and gradually, while having the mixer on low speed, start adding the yeast mixture to the flour. Continue to mix on low speed for about 5-6 minutes until the smooth dough will form. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled large bowl, cover with warm kitchen towel or cling film and set aside for an hour or until double in size.
- Set aside few whole leaves of wild garlic, then roughly chop the remaining wild garlic and transfer it to a medium bowl. Add the black peppercorns and olive oil and bash it all together. You can use mortar and pestle for this step, or just bash it using rolling pin.
- When the dough is ready, prepare your baking tin (I've used 22 cm 32 cm) by lightly oiling it, then sprinkle the semolina or fine breadcrumbs over it. Using your hands, stretch the dough into rectangle inside of the tin. Spread bashed wild garlic and olive mix on top of the dough, sprinkle with sea salt. Roll the remaining wild garlic leaves and push them into the dough. Using the tips of your fingers, press the dough gently into the tin. Cover again with the kitchen towel or cling film and allow to prove for another hour.
- Heat the oven to 220C (fan). Bake the focaccia for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!
Please note that all my recipes are developed and tested in metric grams. I recommend that you use digital scales for a more accurate results. I have provided a conversion to US customary in the recipe but please note that I haven’t tested using this method.
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Jacquelyn Hastert
I bet this dish is simply amazing! I have added it to my list of must make recipes.
annabanana
Thanks for your comment Jacquelyn, I hope you will try this focaccia some time soon!
Ela
Your focaccia looks amazing, Anna! I bet it tastes super delicious! :)❤️
annabanana
hey Ela! I'm glad to hear you like this recipe hun! It really is super tasty! Much love xx
Bianca Zapatka
This looks so delicious Anna! Such a great Recipe!
Happy weekend 😘❤️
annabanana
Thanks so much Bianca! Focaccia makes such a great side dish, goes well with almost anything! Have a great start to the new week!x
Sharon
This garlic and pepper focaccia looks so good. The perfect bread pairing for pasta nights.
annabanana
Oh couldn't agree more Sharon! It's a perfect match for pasta dishes! Thanks for your comment!
Sara
This looks awesome! I think wild garlic with pepper sounds like a great combo for such a tasty bread!
annabanana
Thanks Sara, they really do compliment each other and work so well together!
Pearl Rodrigues
This focaccia looks perfect !! I love the texture and the flavors you've added to it. I'm sure my family would love to have some of this so surely trying it out
annabanana
Thank you Pearl! Happy to hear that you like the recipe and the look of this focaccia! Like with any bread, it's great to share it with the loved ones!
Gina
Wow girl this is beautiful! It is definitely a reminder of Spring. What can I eat this with? Does it pair well with pasta? Or could I eat it for breakfast with some cream cheese like a bagel? I'm pretty sure it's good on it's own!
annabanana
Hi Gina, focaccia pairs really well with almost anything, it's a great side dish for soups, pastas, salads, or perfectly fine to eat on its own too! Hope you will try it some time!
Lorie
My husband is obsessed with focaccia but I’ve never made it for him. Looks like I am gonna be changing that with this one!
annabanana
Hey Lorie, my other half also loves it, I normally have to make two every time I make it because he can easily eat a whole one by himself! Hope you will give the recipe a go, and fingers crossed he will like it too!
Katherine | Love In My Oven
You can never go wrong with focaccia! I love to eat focaccia with soup and salad. That wild garlic flavor sounds sooo good!
annabanana
Hi Katherine! Focaccia makes a great side dish to almost anything, doesn't it? So happy to hear that you like the recipe, thanks so much for your comment!
Kate
I've never cooked with wild garlic before but this recipe is inspiring me to try! And your photos are absolutely beautiful by the way 🙂
annabanana
Hey Kate! I really recommend cooking with it, if you can get your hands on wild garlic! It makes great pesto, I've used it in risottos and pastas too! It's so versatile and yummy! And I'm so glad to hear that you like my photos! Thank you.
Karly
Looks delicious!!
annabanana
Thank you Karly!
Nicoletta Sugarlovespices
Your focaccia looks so light and fluffy! I don't think I've ever used wild garlic (ramps), but always wanted to try! Awesome flavor combo!
annabanana
Hey Nicoletta, thank you for your comment. We have tons of it in the UK, between March and June you can find wild garlic almost in every woodland. If you ever come across it, I highly recommend trying it!
Aleta
Yummm!! Focaccia is hands down my favourite bread. I love how you make it seem so easy to make and your photography is so beautiful!
annabanana
Hello Aleta, thanks so much for your kind words, really happy to hear that you like the recipe and the photos!
Danielle Wolter
i definitely want to learn how to make foccacia. this sounds incredible. But what i really want it that board you have it on! it's so beautiful. Can't wait to try this.
annabanana
hah, thanks so much Danielle! I do love that board, it's one of my favourite props and I think I bought it in Poland ages ago... If you never made focaccia, it's a great way to get into bread baking, and it's super easy! I hope you will try it some time soon!
Elaine Benoit
Yummy! I love focaccia and yours looks fabulous! It's packed with flavor and I can just taste it looking at your photos!
annabanana
Hey Elaine! I love focaccia too, it's the easiest bread to make, and never fails to impress! Also, it can be topped with literally anything, so the possibilities are endless! Thanks for visiting lovely lady!