Herb and Garlic Focaccia

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
• minced
• 1 12 cups warm water
• 1 (1/4 ounce) packet active dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 12 cups flour
• olive oil
• for brushing
• 1 tablespoon coarse salt
• rosemary (to garnish)

Instructions

1. Cook garlic in oil till fragrant.
2. Add water, yeast, 2 tsp salt.
3. Add flour 1 cup at a time and stir (you can use a mixer) until all the flour is incorporated.
4. Knead about 5 minutes.
5. Cover with a damp tea towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
6. Brush a 9x15-inch pan with olive oil.
7. Lightly oil hands and push and stretch dough until it fills the pan.
8. Allow to rise in a warm place about 45 min or until doubled in bulk.
9. Set rack in centre of 425 F oven.
10. Make finger indentations at about two inch intervals on dough.
11. Brush with oil, sprinkle with coarse salt, insert small pieces of rosemary unto indentations.
12. Bake 25-30 minutes.