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Focaccia

Focaccia is an Italian flat bread which can be seasoned with olive oil and herbs, topped with cheese and meat or flavored with a number of vegetables. Focaccia doughs are similar in style and texture to pizza doughs consisting of high-gluten flour , oil, water, sugar, salt and yeast.

Focaccia is used extensively as a sandwich bread.

Focaccia is typically rolled out or pressed by hand into thick layer of dough and baked in a stone-bottom or hearth oven. Bakers often puncture the bread with a knife to relieve bubbling on the surface of the bread. Large bubbles may ruin Focaccia as it creates a "pocket" of air and renders the bread useless for sandwiches.

Focaccia can be used as a side to many meals, as a base for pizza or as sandwich bread.

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