This EASY Three Cheese Focaccia is the perfect bread for any beginner baker! This recipe is delicious, impressive, and super simple. Anyone can make this cheesy homemade focaccia bread.
Bread is the perfect addition to any meal, especially when it involves cheese! I love my classic focaccia recipe, but this Three Cheese Focaccia Bread just adds the most delicious touch to dinner.
Why You Should Make This Cheese Focaccia Bread
- Easy Homemade Bread – Making bread at home has never been easier! If you’re new to breadmaking, this is a great place to start.
- So Much Cheese – If you love cheese as much as I do, you will devour this bread so fast. I used three different cheeses for ultimate flavor.
- Finish Any Meal – This cheesy bread truly goes with any meal. Make it for weeknight dinners with pasta, chicken, or anything you like. Serve it before the meal as an appetizer, or alongside your main dish.
Ingredients List
Here’s what you’ll need for this easy focaccia recipe!
- Flour
- Sugar
- Salt
- Water
- Yeast – I used a rapid rise yeast to speed up the process, and it made this recipe SO much easier!
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Italian Seasoning – Use any brand from the store, or make your own with this homemade Italian seasoning recipe.
- Cheese – I used a mix of three cheeses: Parmesan, Mozzarella, and Feta. (You could substitute other cheeses if you prefer. Asiago would make a great addition!)
What yeast should I use?
I recommend using some kind of instant yeast (aka rapid-rise yeast or quick-rise yeast) for this cheese focaccia recipe. It will make things go so much faster. Waiting for the dough to rise is the longest part of the recipe, so this secret ingredient makes it much easier.
Using it was as easy as the package said. No testing required. You can mix it right in with your dry ingredients. It worked like a charm.
How to Make Cheese Focaccia Bread
Let’s break down this recipe step by step so you can see just how easy this delicious bread can be. Be sure to check the recipe card below for the full detailed instructions.
- Mix yeast into your dry ingredients.
- Combine olive oil with very warm water. Tip: The water should be between 120-130°F. Very warm to the touch but not scalding hot. Best way to do this is heating it in the microwave for about 15 seconds.
- Add warm water to the dry ingredients and stir until a dough forms, then place dough in greased pan.
- Allow the dough to rise in a warm place.
- Bake 30-35 minutes at 375°F.
Tips for Rising the Dough
Once the dough is in the pan, it’s time to let it rise. Here are some tips on how I did it with this cheese focaccia.
- Use a thin kitchen towel to place on top of the pan.
- Place the pan of dough in a warm place to rise. You want it to double in size.
- A good way to speed up the rising process is to use your oven. I set our oven on 200°F for 2-3 minutes and then turned it off, let it sit 5 minutes, and then placed the bread inside to rise. It worked great!
I can’t wait for you and your family to try this super easy cheesy focaccia bread recipe! Whether you serve it as an appetizer or side dish, everyone will devour it and ask for more.
Here are a few recipes I recommend serving this bread with:
So easy and sooooo delicious! I added some roasted cherry tomatoes 😋
Yum! I bet that was delicious!
There were no clear instructions on the adding of the cheese, it just says “Sprinkle top with more cheese, sea salt, and Italian herbs.” That implies the cheese was partly put in somewhere else…like, in the dough? Would’ve rated higher if not for that.
AGREE
I visited your page to get a recipe for easy cheese focaccia and was shockedto see mention of my hometown and birth place Kirksville. How Cool! I have got to make this bread now!
Oh wow! I grew up there too. Small world!!
I am going to try foraccia bread it looks yummy
Hope you love it!!
Thank you for the recipe it looks delicious. I am in the process of making it but I just have one question; do I mix cheese with the dough? because in step 6 you instructed to add more cheese and I thought we might have needed to add before that.
Thanks again, for now I will only add the cheese as instructed above and we can’t wait to taste it :)
Kholoud
Yes same question about adding the cheese, it seems like she won’t reply to that one🤷♀️
Hi, the cheese only goes on top, as seen in the recipe and accompanying video!
I love to bake and in all my baking over the years, I’ve never made focaccia! Yours looks amazing, those colors, I need to make this soon!
I LOVE your blog Jo! Thanks for stopping by!
Sounds like you had a really fun Christmas! This bread must have been a huge hit. I bake all the time but bread/yeast has always scared me. This looks totally do-able though! Loving all that cheese! :D
Thanks for stopping by Allie! I LOVE your blog/photos. Happy New Year!
Thank you for each one of your sweet comments. Dad and I are still reeling about Harper, aka: The Stealth Bandit, serving herself three helpings of the most tender steak that ever graced our table. Oh well, it was Christmas for her too. By the way, she also helped herself to the leftover focaccia before dad and I could get another bite.
OH MY GOODNESS!!! That scamp! Thanks again for the great weekend :)