By: chezchanelle
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Easy Focaccia Bread Recipe Butter Candles

You won’t believe how easy this Focaccia Bread recipe is! The edible art and butter candle components are so beautiful and fun – and really don’t take all that much time either. This Focaccia Bread with Butter Candles is a showpiece and is sure to stun any future guests!

Recipe for Easy Focaccia Bread:

Ingredients:

  • 1¼-oz. envelope active dry yeast (about 2¼ tsp.)
  • 2 tsp. honey
  • 5 cups (625 g) all-purpose Anita’s flour
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt
  • 6 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for fingers
  • For the topping: rosemary, shallot, baby tomatoes
  • For the Butter Candles: approximately 1/2 cup melted Avalon butter (depending on your molds), food-grade candle wicks

This focaccia bread art is best enjoyed the same day but if you are going to rewarm it, I suggest warming it with a pan with some butter.

Preparation:

  1. Whisk one ¼-oz. envelope of active dry yeast, 2 tsp. honey, and 2½ cups lukewarm water in a medium bowl and let sit for 5 minutes (it should get creamy; if it doesn’t your yeast is dead and you should start again—check the expiration date!).
  2. Add 5 cups flour and 1 Tbsp kosher salt and mix with a rubber spatula until a shaggy dough forms.
  3. Pour 4 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil into a big bowl and transfer the dough into the bowl and turn to coat in oil. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 3-4 hours.
  4. Generously add olive oil and butter to a 13 x 11” baking pan. Transfer the dough to the prepared pan. Pour any oil left in the bowl over and turn the dough to coat it in oil. Spread out and dimple with your fingers. Let rise, uncovered, in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
  5. Meanwhile, prepare the Butter candles. Melt the butter in microwave or on the stovetop. Pour into your desired molds and place the food-grade wick in the centre and pop right into the freezer. Freeze for about 30 minutes until hardened then transfer to the fridge until ready to use.
  6. Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 450°F.
  7. Arrange your art components* on the focaccia and drizzle with the remaining 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Bake for 25 minutes or until the focaccia is puffed and golden brown. Arrange the butter candles as desired and dip the bread into melted butter. *** You can add more fresh components after you bake it so that you have dimension in the colour.