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This Christmas focaccia bread is a fun and trendy way to celebrate the holiday season! This edible centerpiece is both festive and delicious.
The bread art trend is still going strong, and the Christmas season is the perfect opportunity to join in.
This festive focaccia bread art will have your creative juices flowing and mouth watering It’s like having a savory dough as your canvas and tasty herbs and veggies as decorations.
And with endless focaccia bread toppings to try, this Christmas tree focaccia bread is as fun to make as it is to eat!
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Why You’ll Love This Christmas Focaccia Bread Recipe
- Making this super easy no-knead Christmas focaccia bread feels more like creating a work of art than baking.
- With just a few ingredients, this customizable holiday focaccia serves as a base for creating a beautifully decorated Christmas tree.
- This festive, savory creation of golden bread topped with rosemary, tomatoes, and onions is just as delicious as it is beautiful.
Ingredients
Olive oil – Lends moisture, richness, and helps with achieving a tender crumb.
Sea salt – Inhibits the yeast, so the dough ferments at a controlled rate. It also adds flavor to our holiday bread!
All-purpose flour – Use the spoon-and-level method to measure your flour correctly.
Instant yeast – We used instant yeast to skip proofing. Just add your ingredients to a bowl and mix!
Warm water – For activating the yeast.
Granulated sugar – For flavor, and it also provides food for yeast.
Cherry tomatoes, onion, and rosemary sprigs – Our merry medley that makes up the tree on the festive bread.
Ingredient Additions & Substitutions For Christmas Focaccia Bread Art
Garlic virgin olive oil
Make this decorated focaccia bread as tasty as it is good-looking by drizzling infused olive oil on top! Try it with garlic extra-virgin olive oil.
Delicious add-ins
Add more flavors to your Christmas focaccia bread with herbs and cheese! Mix oregano into the dough, and sprinkle grated parmesan all over the Christmas tree focaccia before baking.
More veggies to try
Have fun making your focaccia art bread with different veggies and herbs! You can make a Christmas tree focaccia with parsley and bell peppers instead of rosemary and tomatoes.
Tips For Making This Recipe
Check your water temperature
Make sure your water is around 120°F. Too hot and you could kill the yeast; too cold and the dough won’t rise properly!
Coat Your Fingers in Oil
Coat your fingers in oil so the dough doesn’t stick as you make divots.
Test Your Design
The focaccia dough can be sticky, so it helps to lay out your Christmas tree design on parchment paper first to see what it will look like.
Christmas Tree Focaccia Recipe FAQs
How to tell when the focaccia has risen enough?
Lightly poke the dough. It’s ready when it slowly returns to shape.
Why does focaccia have dimples on the surface?
The dimples in the Christmas tree focaccia not only trap all the flavorful toppings, like olive oil and herbs, but also help keep the bread dough from rising too fast.
What kind of yeast is best for Christmas tree focaccia bread?
We used instant yeast for this Christmas decorated focaccia bread since it doesn’t require proofing. We haven’t tested this recipe with active dry yeast, but it should work if you adjust the process.
What is the best way to store holiday focaccia bread?
You can wrap your Christmas tree focaccia in plastic wrap and store it in a bread box at room temperature for up to 2 days. For longer storage, refrigerate it in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Is it okay to freeze Christmas focaccia bread?
Yes, this rosemary Christmas tree focaccia is freezer-friendly for up to 1 month. Wrap it with plastic wrap and foil, then store the bread in a freezer-safe bag. To serve, thaw in the fridge overnight and reheat at 300°F.
More Delicious Christmas Menu Ideas
- Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board
- Cracker Barrel Mac and Cheese
- Grinch Oreo Balls
- Spiked Eggnog
- Non Alcoholic Christmas Punch
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Christmas Focaccia Bread
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil plus extra for drizzling
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp instant yeast
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 1 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
- Cherry tomatoes
- Onion
- Rosemary sprigs
Instructions
- Add the oil, salt, flour, yeast, warm water, and sugar to a large mixing bowl.
- Mix with an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook until a shaggy dough forms.
- Grease a baking dish with olive oil, then place the dough inside. Press it down so it reaches the corners of the dish.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for 1 hour.
- Once the dough has risen, preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Grease your fingers and dimple the dough all over.
- Arrange the rosemary sprigs into the shape of a Christmas tree, then add cherry tomatoes as ornaments.
- Peel and slice the onion, scattering the pieces across the dough. Arrange some slices into a star at the top of the tree.
- Place a slice of tomato at the base of the rosemary tree.
- Sprinkle with a little more salt if you want, and bake for 25 minutes until golden. Enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure your water is around 120°F. Too hot and you could kill the yeast; too cold and the dough won’t rise properly!
- Coat your fingers in oil so the dough doesn’t stick as you make divots.
- The focaccia dough can be sticky, so it helps to lay out your Christmas tree design on parchment paper first to see what it will look like.
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