Meyer Lemon Focaccia Bread is a quick and easy no knead yeast bread that’s ready in about an hour. This classic Italian crusty bread makes the most fabulous appetizer ever!
Meyer lemon focaccia is an easy summer bread
At the end of the day, if you’ve got your favorite drink in one hand, and a basket of hot salty Meyer lemon and rosemary focaccia bread by your side, you can count yourself among the very fortunate.
And since a good focaccia bread requires nothing more than flour, water, yeast, and about an hour of your time, it’s a luxury within everyone’s reach. I love it. The combination of the dimpled bread, infused with olive oil and topped with salt and herbs is simple, but perfect. I always make sure to empty (repeatedly) the little basket that they bring to the table at our favorite Italian restaurant, just to keep it flowing 🙂
my basic focaccia recipe is foolproof!
I’ve been making this particular recipe for years. It’s so easy it’s ridiculous. The process is not really bread-like at all since you stir up the yeast, water and flour with a wooden spoon, more like a batter. It rises just once, for 40 minutes, and then it’s ready for the oven. No kneading, no fussing.
more focaccia bread recipes on the site
- Cherry Tomato Focaccia
- Sage Focaccia Bread
- Rosemary and Olive No Knead Focaccia Bread
- Soft Pretzel Focaccia Bread
- Apple, Cheddar, and Fig Focaccia
Meyer lemons make a sunny Mediterranean focaccia topping
Today I layered on paper thin slices of Meyer lemon with fresh rosemary, but you can use so many other things, like whole or sliced olives, artichokes, thinly sliced onion, whatever strikes your fancy. The important thing is to make sure that all those little dimples you make with your fingertips in the unbaked dough get filled with lots of fruity olive oil.
how to slice your Meyer lemons paper thin
It’s also important to slice the lemons very thin or they will be unpleasant to bite into. Even sweet Meyer lemons benefit from a mandoline slicer, it does the job easily and beautifully, although even if your lemons don’t come out in perfect rounds, the bread will still have a lovely rustic look to it.
more Meyer lemons
Meyer lemons are a personal favorite of mine, if you love them too, you’ll want to check out these other lemony recipes.
- Meyer Lemon Pudding (super easy recipe!)
- Honey Meyer Lemon Curd
- Whole Meyer Lemon Bars
- Poached Halibut Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette
- Meyer Lemon Roast Chicken
“I loveeeee this recipe, and have made it to great reviews. There’s something about the flavours that are a revelation.”
Ozoz
Meyer Lemon and Rosemary Focaccia
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm water, 105-110F
- 2 tsp yeast
- 2 tsp table salt
- 4 cups bread flour
- olive oil
- fresh rosemary leaves
- 2 Meyer lemons, sliced paper thin, seeds removed
- kosher or sea salt for sprinkling over the top
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425F
- Put the yeast in a large mixing bowl and pour in the warm water.
- Add the salt and 2 cups of the flour, mix into a soft and sticky dough.
- Add the remaining 2 cups of flour and mix well. (The dough will still be a bit sticky)
- Cover and let rise for 40 minutes to an hour in a warm place.
- Press out the dough on a well oiled baking sheet. Using your fingers, ease it into a rectangle, approximately 9×13, give or take. Note: you can line your pan with parchment paper or a silpat mat if you like.
- Put the olive oil in a small bowl and dip your fingers into the oil, and then all over the bread, poking the bread surface and leaving little pools of oil. Do this all over the bread. Don’t skimp; this will result in great flavor after the bread is baked.
- Arrange the lemon slices across the top, then scatter the rosemary leaves. Sprinkle with coarse salt.
- Bake for 18-25 minutes until lightly golden.
- The rosemary will crisp up in the oven, so you may want to scatter some fresh leaves on top of the bread after baking to refresh the rosemary flavor and give it visual appeal.
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Don’t forget to pin this easy Meyer Lemon and Rosemary Focaccia Bread!
I already pinned this one, but I had to stop and tell you that this is the most beautiful focaccia I have ever seen! I’m in awe of it.
Thanks Mary, that means a lot coming from you. I always think lemon slices make everything look good.
This looks as beautiful as it does delicious! How many recipes have you posted? I was watching Julie & Julia on the plane to Paris today and thought of you…
Well now there’s a compliment! 🙂 🙂 I haven’t counted, but I’m going to be shifting over to wordpress shortly, and I think I’ll weed out the older posts when I do.
saw these of facebook and just had to come by and read it in full… GLORIOUS taste of sunshine… i’m off to make them NOW!
Super super easy, too. Have fun!
The focaccia looks delicious. I would make a meal out of this bread.
Me too. The heck with dinner.
Sue, this is absolutely incredible! I just woke up and saw it on fb. My daughter is visiting for the weekend, and I’m heading to the grocery store to get the rosemary to make this for tonight. LOVE!!! Happy Saturday!
Enjoy your daughter’s visit, Carol!
I am always up for focaccia, no matter what time it is! Especially when it’s served with a tasty cocktail. MAJOR yum!
Thanks Joanne. I agree, especially when you’re really hungry, there’s nothing like it.
These are your best pics to date, or in the top of the pack, for sure. Stunning! And I have been wanting to make focaccia for awhile..this post may get me going. Pinning!
Like the look of this – on the list of “to do” for this weekend. Love the one year ago segment too.
I love all breads and agree with you..re a lucky comfort.
It snowed an hailed here..but I made macaroons..tonight is Jacques’ pizza..a glass of wine..
Never tried with lemons..looks good:-)
YUM! I might just have to make this for dinner tonight 🙂