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GLUTEN FREE FOCACCIA RECIPE

October 5, 2020 by Helen Tzouganatos 12 Comments

Focaccia is a fluffy flat baked Italian bread with a golden crust.  This delicious gluten and dairy free vegan focaccia recipe is very easy to make. Forget kneading and overcomplicated steps, this bread comes together in a flash and the results are incredible – a perfectly crisp golden top, crunchy olive oil base and tender light and fluffy centre. The most challenging part is waiting an hour for the dough to puff up, that’s as difficult as it gets.

This recipe is for a basic gluten free focaccia but feel free to top it with your favourite ingredients. My favourite combos are rosemary and olive, chorizo and cherry tomato and caramelized balsamic onions with goats cheese. Treat your basic gluten free focaccia like a pizza base and get creative as you like, anything goes here.

Before you bake your first gluten free focaccia from scratch here are a few tips-

  1. The brand of flour you choose will impact the final result. I made this focaccia with Mulino Caputo Gluten Free Flour. This flour is incredible for bread and pizza because it contains gluten free wheat starch which creates a very gluey stretchy dough. In Sydney you can find this brand at Harris Farm and gourmet grocers. If you live outside Sydney it is best to contact the distributor to find your nearest stockist.
  2. Ensure your water is lukewarm so the yeast activates properly. If it is too cold the dough won’t rise and if it is too hot you will kill the yeast.
  3. Grease your baking tray generously with olive oil so you get that signature oily focaccia crust. Once the dough has risen drizzle the top with extra olive oil and a scattering of sea salt flakes before popping it in the oven. The oily golden crust is the best part so please don’t skimp on the oil!
  4. Unlike regular focaccia dough, this gluten free dough is wet like a cake batter. Use a spatula to transfer the batter into a greased baking tray and spread the batter into the corners of the tray.
  5. Use the correct baking tray size to help shape the focaccia into a neat rectangle. My tray is 30 x 23cm so use a tray as close to this size as possible to help form the shape.

Follow these simple steps and I guarantee you will be rewarded with the most magnificent gluten free focaccia. Once baked store your bread in an airtight container for up to 3 days. After this freeze any leftover slices for up to a month then just pop them in the toaster for breakfast. Too easy!


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GLUTEN FREE FOCACCIA RECIPE
Prep time:  5 mins
Cook time:  30 mins
Total time:  35 mins
Serves: Serves 8
 
Ingredients
  • 500g Mulino Caputo Gluten Free Flour
  • 1 x 7g dried yeast
  • 2 teaspoon sea salt flakes
  • 450mL warm water
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

  • to garnish, extra salt flakes and olive oil
Instructions
  1. Combine flour, yeast and salt in a bowl and mix on low speed to combine.
  2. Add water and oil and mix to form a wet batter.
  3. Spoon wet batter into a 30 x 23cm baking tray generously brushed with olive oil. Cover in cling wrap and rest in a warm spot for 1 hour.
  4. Remove cling wrap. Drizzle dough with extra oil and sprinkle over sea salt flakes.
  5. Bake focaccia in a 220C fan forced oven for 30 - 35 minutes until golden. Cool slightly before slicing.
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Filed Under: Baking & Dessert, Recipes Tagged With: baking, bread, dairy free, easy, focaccia, gluten free, italian, quick, recipe, thermomix, vegan

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Comments

  1. Penny Le Couteur says

    October 6, 2020 at 8:28 am

    Are there any alternative flours that will work? There is no Harris Farm near me…

    Reply
    • Helen Tzouganatos says

      October 7, 2020 at 10:12 am

      You could try a different brand but it may not turn out as fluffy, otherwise just contact the distributor for your closest stockist.

      Reply
    • Katie Kelly says

      October 8, 2020 at 9:55 am

      I was able to get the flour from Essential Ingredient while visiting Canberra. They said that they can do phone orders 😊

      Reply
      • Helen Tzouganatos says

        October 9, 2020 at 12:42 pm

        Excellent. Enjoy the gluten free focaccia recipe.

        Reply
  2. Anne Petersen says

    October 6, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    this is fantastic thanks – love your book too – your my dietary saviour

    Reply
    • Helen Tzouganatos says

      October 7, 2020 at 10:11 am

      Glad you loved the gluten free focaccia recipe Anna.

      Reply
  3. RITA GAMBINO says

    November 14, 2020 at 1:52 am

    If I wanted to double the size of the focaccia can I double all the ingredients including the yeast?

    Reply
    • Helen Tzouganatos says

      November 16, 2020 at 7:56 am

      Yes no problem.

      Reply
  4. Jennifer says

    December 8, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    Simple and easy recipe. Made some tonight. I did a “garden” topping with vegetables. It was the best gluten free anything that i have ever had. Great recommendation on the flour! I can’t wait to try and make pizza with it.

    Reply
    • Helen Tzouganatos says

      December 8, 2020 at 6:27 pm

      Glad you loved the gluten free foccaccia recipe Jennifer, your garden toppings sound great.

      Reply
  5. Maria says

    December 28, 2020 at 7:03 am

    How much is 500 g in cups? I googled and saw that it was 4 cups but because everyone measures a little different is it best to weigh the flour.

    Also what temperature F would you recommend for a convection oven. I think the conversion from 220 C is 428 F but when using convection …..do you subtract 25 percent of baking temperature and time?

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    • Helen Tzouganatos says

      January 4, 2021 at 10:55 am

      Hi Maria,

      Yes depending on the brand of flour 500g roughly equates to 4 cups. If you are converting fan forced temperatures to conventional increase by 20C you do not need to change the cooking time.

      Reply

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