Dad's Simpler Foccacia

This is a recipe from my dad's collection and it's easy and quick--for bread that is. It is a yeast bread that only takes about 4 hours from start to finish. I added fresh homegrown Greek oregano, and you can use other herbs too, such as rosemary, thyme, or chives. 

3 ½ - 4 cups bread flour
2 teaspoon instant yeast
1 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons fresh oregano

1 ½ cups water
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon honey

Place dry ingredients into mixer bowl and stir with paddle until well mixed. Add liquid ingredients and mix until it makes a moist ball. Remove paddle and replace with dough hook. Mix for 8 minutes. If mixture is too moist, add a little flour. Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray and cover with a towel or plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature for 1 ½ hours.

Shape and press the dough onto a 10” x 15” baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Use your fingers to make dimples in the dough about 2 inches apart. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of kosher salt. Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and allow to rise for one hour.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place baking sheet in the middle of the oven and reduce heat to 400 degrees. Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool one hour before slicing.