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Halloween Brain Focaccia Bread

This Halloween Brain Focaccia Bread is a creepy take on my small batch focaccia recipe. Its pinkish “brain” color comes from using beet juice, not food coloring!
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Author Jessica

Ingredients

  • 1 cup beet juice
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • Salt
  • Garlic powder

Instructions

  • Microwave beet juice 20-25 seconds. Pour into mixing bowl with yeast and honey. Stir and let sit 5 minutes, or until foamy.
  • Add 1 cup flour and 2 tbsps. olive oil. Stir until flour has been fully incorporated into mixture. Allow to sit for another 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the last 1 cup of flour and 1/4 tsp. of salt. The dough will be very sticky in texture.
  • Then, oil a large bowl and place the dough inside. Cover with a lid or kitchen towel and allow to rise 1 hour.
  • After dough has risen, coat 8" round pan with rest of the olive oil and preheat the oven to 450ºF.
  • Place dough into pan and use your fingers to stretch it out. Then, dimple dough to resemble a brain.
  • Drizzle dough with a little more olive oil and sprinkle with coarse salt and garlic powder.
  • Place a towel over the pan and allow the dough to rise 20 minutes. The dough will puff up a bit.
  • Bake in the oven for about 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • Carefully remove focaccia from pan and cool on a wire rack. Slice and serve, or store in plastic wrap at room temperature.