Ingredients
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1 cup hot water (lukewarm)
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1/3 cup olive oil
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2 teaspoons sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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3 cups flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
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1/4 cup olive oil
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1 tablespoon basil
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1 tablespoon oregano
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1 tablespoon parsley
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5 -8 garlic cloves, pressed
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1 tablespoon butter
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1 -2 medium onion, chopped
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1/2 cup mayonnaise (no substitute)
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Instructions
- Add to bread machine in order specified by your owner's manual; set controls to DOUGH or PIZZA (mine goes for just under an hour).
- At the end of the cycle, place dough on a seasoned baking stone (mine is a rectangle) or a pizza pan.
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Press or roll dough out to edges of pan; let rise 10-30 minutes depending how patient and/or hungry you are! While this is rising in a WARM spot, prepare one of the toppings (below).
- Make random indentations with fingertips over top of dough; the toppings will fill these spots.
- HERBY TOPPING: In a small sauce-pan, heat olive oil, add herbs as this heats, then add garlic; allow to sizzle for about 30 seconds (do NOT burn); remove from heat; drizzle over bread dough; spread with back of spoon; sprinkle to taste with salt.
- ONION TOPPING: Melt butter in small sauce-pan, add onions, saute until golden (or transparent); remove from heat, add mayo; spread over focaccia dough.
- OLIVE TOPPING: Mix all ingredients, spread over dough.
- BAKING DIRECTIONS: Bake for 20 minutes (nicely tanned); cut or tear into serving portions.
- OTHER IDEAS: Use flat bread for panini sandwiches OR wedges to dip into soup or stew OR unbaked as a base for your pizza.