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Halloween Spider Olive Focaccia Bread

No-knead focaccia is turned into a tasty bite for Halloween with this Halloween Spider Olive Focaccia Bread recipe dotted with black olive spiders and a garlic and rosemary mixture.
Servings 15
Author Jessica

Ingredients

  • 6 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast not rapid-rise
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tbsp. table salt + 1 tsp. coarse sea salt
  • 2 3/4 cups cold water
  • 2/3 cups olive oil
  • Approximately 1 cup black pitted olives
  • 2-3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp. fresh rosemary chopped
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

To prepare the dough:

  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk the flour, yeast, sugar, and 1 tbsp. salt together.
  • Add the cold water and 1/3 cup of olive oil.
  • Using a dough hook, or your hands, mix everything until a wet dough forms. Dough will be very wet in texture.
  • Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl and cover.
  • Let dough rise at room temperature until quadrupled in size and bubbly on top, 12-18 hours.

To prepare the focaccia:

  • Add 1/3 cup oil to a 10x14 inch pan. Use your hands to lightly coat the pan with oil.
  • Then, gently transfer the dough into the center of the pan.
  • Carefully turn the dough to coat it in entirely in oil. Then, spread the dough out to the edges of the pan.
  • Use your fingers to make indentations over the surface of the dough. Cover and let the dough rise at room temperature, about 1 1/2-2 hours, until doubled in size.
  • Preheat the oven to 500 degrees and move a rack to the lower third of the oven.
  • In a small mixing bowl, toss the garlic, rosemary, sea salt, and red pepper together.
  • Cut half of the olives into halves for spider bodies. Cut the other half of the olives into thin strips for spider legs.
  • Gently press olives into dough to create spider shapes. Sprinkle garlic mixture over top of the dough.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until focaccia is puffy and golden brown on top.
  • Carefully transfer the focaccia to a wire rack to cool.
  • Serve while warm, or cool completely and store wrapped in foil, or portioned into freezer bags to freeze.