Elvio Galasso's focaccia recipe

So easy, yet so delicious! Elvio Galasso, our professor of Italian cuisine, has been kind enough to share his recipe for homemade focaccia!

Elvio’s focaccia

Ingredients:

• 1 kg flour
• 10 g yeast
• 10 g sugar
• 25 g sea salt
• 125 g olive oil 
• 450 ml warm water
• 250 g mashed potatoes
• About 12 cherry tomatoes cut in half
• A few sprigs of fresh or dried rosemary
• Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano cheese, to taste

Preparation: 

• Combine the first 6 ingredients to form a dough
• Let rise for one hour
• Roll out the dough and let rise for another hour
• Top with the mashed potatoes, cherry tomatoes and rosemary
• Bake for 20 minutes at 380^oF
• Sprinkle with cheese
• Cut into squares
• Buon appetito!