Focaccia
Focaccia is an Italian flatbread topped with cherry tomatoes, fresh rosemary and coarse sea salt. The Thermomix TM7 kneads the strong bread flour dough to airy perfection, leaving your hands-free to arrange the toppings. Golden, crisp outside and fluffy inside, it makes a wonderful accompaniment to soups, salads or antipasti.
About this recipe
Focaccia Thermomix TM7 recipes bring authentic Italian bakery flavour into your own kitchen with minimal effort. This airy flatbread, made with strong bread flour, olive oil and dried instant yeast, relies on a well-kneaded dough, exactly what the all-in-one kitchen machine excels at. Instead of ten minutes of sticky hand kneading, the TM7 develops the gluten evenly, giving the focaccia its characteristic open crumb and cloud-soft interior. The dimpled surface traps fruity olive oil, while halved cherry tomatoes roast into sweet jammy pockets and fresh rosemary releases its piney aroma over the coarse sea salt crust. Serve this focaccia warm as a side dish with soup or salad, slice it horizontally for sandwiches, or bring it to a summer barbecue. Looking for a quick homemade bread recipe that impresses guests without advanced baking skills? This Thermomix focaccia proves that bakery-quality bread is genuinely achievable on any weeknight.
Preparation tips
- Dimple the dough deeply with your fingertips just before topping, so the olive oil pools in the indentations and the cherry tomatoes sit snugly without rolling off during baking.
- Let the shaped focaccia dough prove in a warm, draught-free spot until visibly puffed, then add the rosemary and coarse sea salt at the very end to keep them fragrant and crisp.
- Leftover focaccia keeps well wrapped in a tea towel for a day; revive slices briefly in a hot oven so the crust turns crispy again before serving with soup or as a sandwich base.
Recipe variations
- Caramelised onion focaccia: skip the cherry tomatoes and scatter softly fried onion strips over the dimpled dough with the rosemary, adding a sweeter, savoury depth to this Italian bread.
- Festive olive and sea salt focaccia: press pitted Kalamata olives and thin strips of red onion into the dough before baking for a colourful party version that pairs beautifully with antipasti.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weigh the strong bread flour and water directly in the mixing bowl with the built-in scale, guaranteeing a well-balanced focaccia dough every single time. [Time Savings]
- Precise heating warms the water to the ideal range for activating the dried instant yeast quickly, so your focaccia rises reliably. [Precision Control]
- The kneading function develops the gluten in the bread flour dough in minutes, creating the airy open crumb focaccia is famous for. [Time Savings]
- Grinding the coarse sea salt finer takes seconds, letting you sprinkle an even salt crust over the rosemary and tomatoes. [Multi-Function]
- Mixing the olive oil evenly through the dough gives this Italian flatbread its tender texture without any greasy spots. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- strong white bread flour
- sugar
- dried instant yeast
- olive oil
- water
- fine sea salt
- cherry tomatoes
- fresh rosemary leaves
- coarse sea salt