Romano's Macaroni Grill Focaccia

"This is a "copycat" recipe which I've posted in answer to a message board request. I found this recipe at CDKitchen.com"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Pour a scant tablespoon of the olive oil into a 9"-square cake pan; spread evenly to cover bottom and sides.
  • Place all-purpose flour, semolina flour, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and all of the yeast in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a dough hook.
  • (The mixing can be done by hand as well.) Blend ingredients on medium speed.
  • Reduce speed to low and slowly add hot milk.
  • Raise the speed to medium and continue mixing for 5 minutes (knead about 8 to 10 minutes by hand).
  • Sprinkle bottom of cake pan with a little flour.
  • Remove dough from bowl and spread out evenly in pan.
  • Cover pan with a towel and let rest for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Remove towel, and brush dough with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
  • Sprinkle top with additional salt and, rosemary.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and drizzle with remaining oil.

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Reviews

  1. It's hard making a copy cat recipe because you want the taste to be exactly the same. It did taste good, but it was not the same as the restaurants. This recipe had a cakey almost crumby interior while the real one has more of a stretchy interior. The recipe was easy to prepare, but I will make it again and free form the dough out on a stone and see if that makes a difference.
     
  2. I have used this recipe numerous times and it is very good. simple...quick and very tasty. I think it is the semolina flour and the olive oil which give it such a nice taste and texture. Of course you caan always add on to the toppings but I rearly do. Best warm from the oven or close to. A bread to be enjoyed with a mediteranean meal Catherine
     
  3. Amazing!
     
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  4. I Love this bread. When I make this bread people tell me that it is even better than Macaroni Grill's bread!!! Although I do would not bake it in the square pan like the recipe suggests. I did that on my first try and thought that it was okay...But the second time it was better. I divide the dough in half and rise it on a Pampered Chef pizza stone. I rise and bake the bread for the same amount of time/temperature as the recipe calls for. I also increase the salt to 1 tsp in the dough and brush beaten egg on the top of the bread instead of olive oil (it makes the top of the bread shiny and have a wonderful crust). Then I top it with rosemary, sea salt (I use a sea salt grinder that also has garlic and other seasonings in it... Morton and McCormick both make this) and sometimes some shredded Parmesan cheese. I make this a LOT!!!
     
  5. Very close to the original. I found it a little too sweet, so next time I would decrease the sugar and add more salt to the bread.
     
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  1. I Love this bread. When I make this bread people tell me that it is even better than Macaroni Grill's bread!!! Although I do would not bake it in the square pan like the recipe suggests. I did that on my first try and thought that it was okay...But the second time it was better. I divide the dough in half and rise it on a Pampered Chef pizza stone. I rise and bake the bread for the same amount of time/temperature as the recipe calls for. I also increase the salt to 1 tsp in the dough and brush beaten egg on the top of the bread instead of olive oil (it makes the top of the bread shiny and have a wonderful crust). Then I top it with rosemary, sea salt (I use a sea salt grinder that also has garlic and other seasonings in it... Morton and McCormick both make this) and sometimes some shredded Parmesan cheese. I make this a LOT!!!
     

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