Description
This Shio Pan Focaccia takes everything you love about Japanese shio pan—the buttery layers, the golden crisp edges, the salty finish—and turns it into an easy, homemade Butter Focaccia recipe. All the flavor and comfort of shio pan salt bread, but with a fraction of the effort!
Ingredients
- 1 batch of no knead focaccia (700 g dough)
- 1/2 stick (57 g) + 2 tbsp (22 g) salted butter, divided
- flaky or rock salt, for topping
Instructions
- Prepare the dough: Make one batch of focaccia dough and proof it in the fridge for 24–72 hours, as per instructions. You can also use the same-day method if preferred.
- Prep the butter: Cube 1/2 stick of butter into roughly 1 cm pieces. Keep them refrigerated until ready to use.
- Prepare the pan: Coat a 7×11-inch or 8×8-inch baking pan with 1 tbsp of butter.
- Shape and layer: Oil your hands and transfer the dough to the prepared pan and gently spread it so it covers the base. Evenly scatter the cubed butter over about two-thirds of the dough. Fold the section without butter over the middle, then fold the buttered side over the top again. Turn the dough vertically, then flip it over so the seams are underneath.
- Final proof: Cover and proof for 2–4 hours, or until the dough is puffy and nearly doubled in size.
- Dimple and butter: Melt the remaining 1 tbsp of butter. Coat your fingers with some of the melted butter and gently dimple the surface of the dough.
- Preheat: the oven to 450°F (230°C).
- Bake: Once the oven is ready, dimple the focaccia again and sprinkle with flaky or rock salt.
Bake for 22–25 minutes, or until deeply golden brown on both the top and bottom. - Cool and serve: Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before slicing.
Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
- If your oven runs hot and prone to burning, reduce oven temperature to 425°F (230°C) and bake for 24-30 minutes or until deeply golden brown on both sides.
- Prep Time: 24 hours
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian, Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Focaccia
- Calories: 2700
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 4000 mg
- Fat: 130 g
- Saturated Fat: 50 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 79 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 330 g
- Fiber: 10 g
- Protein: 47 g
- Cholesterol: 300 mg