Easiest Vegan Focaccia Bread Recipe

It is so easy to make Vegan Focaccia Bread at home that you will be addicted to make it often. Since I have started proofing it in Instant Pot, it has become a regular feature in my kitchen. Kids love it and I love it as it is a NO KNEAD FOCACCIA BREAD. 

The Post has a detailed VIDEO of how to make Easy Herbed Focaccia Bread at home. Also, I have made many tips and suggestions through out the post. Read it thoroughly or just scroll down to the bottom for the complete recipe.

Easy Vegan Focaccia Bread – Instant Pot Recipe

Who doesn’t like a beautiful golden bake? I mean look at it. Isn’t she a BEAUT?

I bake breads pretty often at home. Believe me, it is not a rocket science.

You must check out my Garlic Knots, Pull Apart Bread Sticks, Caramelized Onions & Rosemary Focaccia, Cheese Spinach & Walnuts Braided Bread and more.

Baking is not an estimated work. It is a measured science. I am a self taught amateurish baker and I love it.

What is Focaccia Bread?

Focaccia is an Italian Flat Bread baked in an oven. It is similar to pizza dough.

Focaccia is served as a side to many meals. Though it is available in Rosemary flavors mostly, you can use any desired fresh or dry herbs to enrich it.

The prominent feature of Focaccia is the dimpled look on the surface.

Focaccia Ingredients

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Since Focaccia has the least amount of Ingredients, it is very easy to make.

Bread Flour – Because of its High Gluten ratio, I use Bread Flour to bake breads. You may use All Purpose Flour also.

Instant Yeast – I have always used Instant Yeast while baking a bread and it has never disappointed me. I love Fleischmann’s brand. Buy the solo packets since they are perfect. These are designed for one time use. You can use Dry Active Yeast also. But you have to activate it before using.

Table Salt + Granulated Salt – I love Real Salt for it does not have a huge grain and yet granular. You may use any brand. Granulated salt is more for topping. Table salt goes inside the dough.

Sugar – Though when you are using instant yeast, you do not require sugar as a must but still add it. Since sugar brings out the flavors of the bread. If you are using dry active yeast, add sugar as a must to activate it.

Olive Oil – Italian food and Olive oil go hand in hand. Though I highly recommend Olive Oil, you may use any other cooking oil too.

Rosemary Leaves – Though I have used fresh rosemary leaves in this recipe. You may use dry rosemary leaves. It adds good flavor to the bread.

Kitchen Gadgets Used in making No Knead Focaccia in Instant Pot

• To Proof the Bread – 6 quart Instant Pot or You can easily make it in MEALTHY MULTIPOT as well. If you would like, you must check out Mealthy Crisp Lid. It works as an air-fryer and broiler over your 6 quart lid of IP as well. See below for options if you do not have Instant Pot.
• Kitchen Thermometer – I highly recommend to use it. Rather you must have it in your kitchen if you are a cooking enthusiast. I have this and this one is really cheap and works as efficiently. Of course you can buy an expensive one too.
• Whisk
• Wooden Spatula or plastic spatula
• Baking Pan or Sheet or Cake pan – I have used a square baking pan to make focaccia since it is easy to manage the shape. Originally, it is stretched and flattened on a baking tray. Many people use shallow Round Cake Pans too.
• And yes you need an Oven to bake it. 

Herbed Vegan Focaccia Recipe

As I mentioned above, Focaccia is the easiest bread to make at home. If you are new to bread making, then this should be the first one to get your hands on.

Watch the Step by Step Instructional Video of Vegan Focaccia Bread for better understanding.

Here is the step by step instructions and for complete details including measurements etc, please scroll down to the RECIPE CARD.

1. Keep all the measured ingredients ready.
2. Take your 6 quart Electric Pressure Cooker and place the inner pot. Plug it in. Add water to the inner pot and Press the Saute Mode and set it on Normal. 
3. Place your Kitchen Thermometer in the pot and warm it up between 105-110 degrees Fahrenheit. Cancel the Saute Mode. Take out the inner pot. Make sure that the water is between thementioned temperature, neither less nor more. Or else the yeast will not activate. 
4. Now add Sugar + Salt and whisk it well. Slit open your Instant Yeast packet and add it to the water. Mix again.
5. Add Bread Flour + Olive Oil and mix all of it together with a wooden spatula. Keep Mixing till everything is mixed and comes together as Sticky dough. Take some olive oil in your hand and gather the dough inside the pot.
6. Place the inner pot in IP. Set it for 2 hrs on NORMAL YOGURT MODE. Place the Valve on SEALING.
7. Once the timer goes off, release the pressure. Open the lid. You will find the dough proofed and doubled.
8. Preheat the oven at 450*F.
9. Take baking pan and flour it lightly. Dump the Focaccia dough in the pan. Spread it out with your hands. Dip fingers in olive oil & Poke the dough on top to create dimples. 
10. Sprinkle fresh rosemary leaves on top and press it down. Now sprinkle some sea salt and freshly cracked ground pepper. Press it down a bit.
11. Reduce the oven temperature to 400*F. Place the baking pan inside and bake for about 25-30 minutes till the focaccia top gets golden brown. 
12. Take it out. Brush it with more olive oil. Slice once it comes to room temperature.

Check out some Commonly asked Questions/FAQs answered here –

How to Store Leftover Focaccia?

I normally wrap my room temperature focaccia in butter paper/wax paper. Then I place it in a plastic Bread Bag. You may also wrap it in a Brown Bread Bag.

How Long does Focaccia Stay fresh?

It stays good up to 3 days on cold days and about 1-2 days on hot summer days given the humidity. I would advise to store it in refrigerator if you have any leftovers after the 2nd day.

What do you serve Vegan Focaccia with?

Focaccia tastes amazing on its own. You can slice it and serve it with Olive Oil dips flavored with salt, pepper & herbs. You can also slice the focaccia horizontally into 2 and it will make great sandwich bread. I love toasting it and slather butter on top.

Is Yeast Vegan?

Yeast is a single celled organism that is classified as a fungus. That makes YEAST 100% VEGAN. If you can east mushroom as vegan, then you can easily consume Yeast. 

What is the best temperature to work with YEAST?

The Yeast acts best at the lukewarm temperature which is 105-110*F. I highly recommend keeping this under 10 bucks KITCHEN THERMOMETER at home. It comes very handy for all your kitchen needs where the temperature of the liquid matters.

How to make sure that the Bread is Baked?

The bets way to tell if your bread is baked is – tap the bottom of your bread. If it sounds hollow then it is baked.

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