Focaccia Topped with Sauted Onions & Mushrooms

Different from Pizza but in a GOOD WAY!  Haven't tried FRESH MADE Focaccia? You have missed out!


1 Cup WARM water ( NOT HOT) !
1 Package Yeast
1/2 TSP Honey
2 & 1/2 Cups Flour ( use bread flour if you have some )
1/2 Cup Olive Oil ( you will divide this later)  
1 TSP Sea Salt or regular but I prefer Sea Salt
2 Onions sliced
6 Large White Mushrooms sliced    
1 Large Tomato sliced THIN      
1 Cup Fresh Spinach      
2 TSP Crushed Garlic in Olive Oil or crush the garlic & drizzle with a little oil
1 & 1/2  Cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese       
3 TSP Italian Seasonings        

In bowl mix water, honey & yeast. Let sit 5 minutes. Stir to make sure yeast is dissolved. In a large bowl mix flour & sea salt. Add the yeast liquid & 1/4 of the olive oil. Stir until you have a nice stretchy dough. knead smooth. Place back in your large bowl, cover with a clean towel & let rise 1 hour.  After the hour is up, Pat & press dough into an oiled 9x13 pan with an edge. I used my Pampered Chef shown above & it worked fine.  The size is larger than I should have used so for thicker Focaccia use the 9x13 otherwise go ahead & use your Pampered chef pan ! The dough needs to rise for 20 minutes so while that is going on move on to your saute work. Place almost all of the 1/4 cup of remaining olive oil in a large skillet & heat on medium high. Add the sliced onions & mushrooms. Saute about 15 minutes or until onion is soft. Turn off heat & by now dough should be ready to layer with toppings. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. First press dimples down into the dough with your finger tips. Now take your garlic & the olive oil & smear it all over the surface of your bread. Next lay tomato over that. Now spread your onions & shrooms evenly over the bread surface.  Sprinkle the fresh spinach over the top & then the cheese over this. The last step is to sprinkle the Italian seasoning over the cheese. Bake for 20 minutes! Serve piping hot. All you need is a nice salad & a glass of wine you will feel like you are in Italy !    NOTE: any & all toppings are your personnel choice use or leave out or substitute anything you would like, MAKE IT & OWN IT !