Focaccia with Caramelized Red Onion, Pancetta, and Oregano

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2020

We simplify this chewy bread by baking it in two cake pans.

SERVES Makes two 9-inch loaves

TIME 1½ hours, plus 7 hours resting, 1½ to 2 hours rising, and 30 minutes cooling

Focaccia with Caramelized Red Onion, Pancetta, and Oregano

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The key to our focaccia recipe was using a “pre-ferment” that gave us the benefits of fermentation with minimal effort. This mixture of flour, water, and yeast rests until its yeast flavor gets stronger and more complex than it would get by...

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