Christmas Tree Focaccia Bread

Transform your holiday spread into an edible centerpiece with this Christmas Tree Focaccia Bread - where a savory canvas of golden dough meets a merry medley of festive "evergreen" made from rosemary sprigs, tomatoes, shallots and garlic. It's as flavorful as it is eye-catching.

Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Christmas Tree Focaccia Bread

Prep Time 1 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1 40

Servings slices

Calories 268kcal

Author Cathy Pollak

Equipment

measuring cups and spoons
mixing bowls
Stand Mixer use with dough hook attachment
baking pan 9x13

Ingredients

3 tbsps. olive oil good quality, plus more for drizzling
1 tbsps. active dry yeast
1-1/2 cups warm water (95-110 degrees F)
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsps. granulated sugar
2 tsps. sea salt plus more for sprinkling
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil julienne-style
lots of fresh rosemary
1/4 of a yellow bell pepper
grape tomatoes, halved
2-3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/2 a shallot, thinly sliced

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, combine olive oil, yeast, warm water, flour, sugar, and salt. Mix with a stand mixer (using the dough hook attachments) until a shaggy, sticky dough forms.
3 tbsps. olive oil, 1 tbsps. active dry yeast, 1-1/2 cups warm water, 2 tsps. granulated sugar, 2 tsps. sea salt, 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
In a 9x13 baking slab or dish, generously coat with olive oil. Place dough in the baking dish and push the dough to the edges. (It's going to naturally snap back as you push it to the corners, just keep gently pressing it outwards from the middle.) Cover with saran wrap and allow to rise for an hour.
Once dough has risen, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Remove saran wrap from the baking dish and poke the dough with your fingers, leaving multiple little divots all over the dough.
Create the trunk and branches of the tree with the sun-dried tomatoes, placing them on the focaccia dough in a tree shape. Cover each “branch” with a sprig of fresh rosemary.
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, lots of fresh rosemary
Cut the bell pepper into five triangles and form a star on the top of the tree.
1/4 of a yellow bell pepper
Place the grape tomatoes on the tree to act as “ornaments”. Repeat with the sliced garlic and shallots.
grape tomatoes, halved, 2-3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, 1/2 a shallot, thinly sliced
Drizzle with lots of extra olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and bake for 30 minutes. The bread will be a golden color!
Allow to cool for 5 minutes then slice the bread and enjoy! Sprinkle with more olive oil as desired.

Notes

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