Easy Cheesy Or Focaccia Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs defrosted pizza dough
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt (optional) or 1 pinch salt (optional)
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2 teaspoons rosemary or 1 1/2 teaspoons italian spices

Recipe

• 1 lightly grease a pizza pan or large baking sheet.
• 2 without trying to completely cover pan surface, evenly pat out dough until 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick.
• 3 spread oil over top of dough.
• 4 evenly sprinkle with cheese, hot red pepper flakes and salt.
• 5 let rise, uncovered, until doubled, from 15 to 30 minutes.
• 6 preheat oven to 400f (200c).
• 7 then, using your index finger, poke holes in bread right down to pan, about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.
• 8 bake in centre of preheated oven until golden, about 25 minutes.
• 9 slide bread off pan and onto a cooling rack.
• 10 for focaccia:.
• 11 replace cheddar with 1/2 cup (125 ml) parmesan cheese.
• 12 omit hot red pepper flakes.
• 13 sprinkle with 1-1/2 tsp (7 ml) rosemary or italian seasonings.