Focaccia Breadstick Art Carlos Jimenez & Kyleigh West Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 4 hours Servings: 6 to 8 This recipe is inspired by the popular trend of focaccia bread art. Focaccia bread art uses a regular focaccia bread recipe but includes placing a variety of vegetables and herbs on top of the bread to create a design. Popular designs include using vegetables and herbs to create flowers and plants and recreating popular pieces of art like Van Gogh’s Starry Night. This recipe uses those same ideas, by turning the bread into breadsticks and including a dipping sauce. The most important step is making the dough because it requires the most time. This recipe can be made by itself without the toppings as well, and it can be served as an appetizer.
Focaccia Dough 6¼ cups bread flour (30 oz. or 850g) 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (from one ¼-oz. packet) 3 cups of water Pinch of sugar 2 Tablespoons Diamond Crystal or 1 Tbsp. Morton kosher salt 5 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for greasing and drizzling Flaky sea salt Toppings (if desired) Cherry tomatoes, halved 1 small red onion, sliced Sweet mini peppers, sliced Basil Mozzarella cheese Tomato dipping sauce (optional) 1 can whole peeled tomatoes, in juice 1 small sweet onion, finely diced and minced 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced Pinch of sugar Pinch of pepper ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon oregano ½ teaspoon dried basil 1 tablespoon olive oil 24
