Cute Focaccia Bread Art
The recipe I used is "Overnight, Refrigerator Focaccia = The Best Focaccia Bread Recipe" by Alexandra. However, I added in 13 g salt instead of 10 g, and used the following toppings: spicy chili oil, random herbs from my pantry, flaky sea salt, caramelized onions, red bell peppers, and potatoes.
Servings: 1 cute focaccia
Cost: $5
Ingredients
Toppings
- 1-2 tbsp spicy chili oil
- flaky sea salt
- herbs of your choice
- caramelized onions
- 1 golden potato, cut into thin rounds
- 2 large red bell peppers: one cut horizontally to get flower shapes, the other flattened to use cookie cutters on
Instructions
Prep:
- For the bears: Use small + medium circle cookie cutters on the potato rounds to cut out the bear heads and ears. Use a small oval cookie cutter for the snouts.
- For random shapes: Use the various star, flower, and heart cookie cutters on the potato rounds and flattened bell pepper.
Decorate the bread:
- Dimple the focaccia with oiled hands.
- Drizzle on spicy chili oil then scatter on herbs, flaky sea salt, and caramelized onions.
- Top the bread with the bears. The potato pieces may move a bit after baking, but you can use egg wash to help them stick together if you'd like.
- Add the other shapes throughout the bread, using the red bell pepper as flower petals and potato circles as the middles.
- Scatter flower, heart, and star pieces of potato and red bell pepper throughout the top of the bread.
- Bake focaccia at 325°F for 25 minutes, or until golden. Remove from baking pan and cool on wire rack.
- Use black edible marker to draw on bear faces. *In the video above the recipe, I used the edible marker prior to baking. I actually recommend drawing the faces after baking—it's much easier and the ink is more opaque.
- Enjoy!
