Focaccia Muffins

If you’re a fan of traditional focaccia bread, these Focaccia Muffins are quickly going to become your new obsession. Bite-sized, flavorful, and perfectly golden, they have all the best elements of focaccia turned into adorable, individual portions!

The Best Focaccia Muffins Recipe

Making homemade focaccia bread doesn’t have to be complicated! These garlic rosemary focaccia muffins are an easy and adorable way to make individual portions of classic homemade focaccia bread! My favorite part of focaccia is the crispy corner pieces, and these muffins create a crispy edge all the way around, thanks to the olive oil!

These focaccia bread muffins have that beautiful dimpled top, just like traditional focaccia, giving them a rustic charm. Plus, the individual muffin format makes them perfect for sharing at parties, as part of a meal, or even on the go!

Ingredients Needed

• Warm Water: Warm water that is about 90 degrees F will help the yeast to bloom and activate!
• Salt: Salt will need to be added to the yeast mixture and more added to the dough.
• Yeast: Yeast is what creates the fluffy air bubbles in focaccia muffins! It also adds flavor! After mixing it with warm water and salt, it should start to foam up a bit.
• All-Purpose Flour: All purpose flour works great here. If you need to make gluten-free focaccia muffins, feel free to use a gluten free 1:1 replacement flour.
• Olive Oil: High quality extra virgin olive oil adds the best flavor!
• Parmesan Cheese: I like to add a bit of grated parmesan cheese on top for added flavor and a little crunch.
• Garlic: I infuse my olive oil with a bit of fresh garlic for an added depth of savory flavor.
• Fresh Rosemary: Add some fresh rosemary on top for an herby flavor! If you need to add dried rosemary, you can instead.
• Coarse Salt: A sprinkle of coarse salt on top is great for flavor. You can add kosher salt of coarse sea salt.

How to Make Focaccia Muffins

1. Preheat & Prep: Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Grease a muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Allow Yeast to Bloom: Add the water, sugar, and yeast to the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough attachment. Stir to combine. Allow the mixture to sit for a few minutes or until it becomes foamy.
3. Add Remaining Dough Ingredients: Add in flour, salt and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Mix until the dough begins to pull away from the sides and forms a sticky ball. If it is not pulling from the sides add a bit more flour (a tablespoon at a time).

4. Divide Dough into Muffin Tin: Pinch off pieces of dough and divide them between the muffin tin.
5. Place in Warm Oven to Rise: Turn off the oven and place the muffin tin in the oven for 20 minutes to rise. Remove the muffin tin from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees.

6. Make Garlic Oil: Meanwhile heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a small saucepan. Add garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown, set aside.
7. Create Indents & Add Toppings: Using your fingertips make indents over the top of each muffin. Drizzle the garlic oil on top of each muffin. Top each muffin with a sprig of fresh rosemary.
8. Bake: Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown!
9. Cool Slightly & Enjoy: Allow them to cool for a couple minutes in the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve with more sprigs of rosemary and coarse kosher salt for serving!

Tips for Success

• Use warm water to activate the yeast. Make sure your water is warm, around 90 degrees, but not too hot either! This will help to activate the yeast without killing it. 
• Give the dough time to rise. By placing the muffin tin with focaccia dough in it in a warm (but off) oven, the dough will rise more quickly and evenly. Just be sure to remove the muffin tin before preheating the oven to the higher baking temperature!
• Don’t forget the classic focaccia dimple! Use your fingertips to press small indentations into the top of each muffin. This allows the olive oil to make little pools that will turn into pockets of flavor after baking!

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