Herb Foccacia Bread

  2 3/4 cup flour
  1 teaspoon sugar
  1 teaspoon salt
  2 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
  1 large clove garlic, minced
  3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (or 1/2 tsp. each oregano, thyme, and basil)
  1 tablespoon olive oil
  1 cup warm water

  In the bowl of a mixer, combine all ingredients with the dough hook attachment.  Mix at medium speed for 5 to 8 minutes or until dough is smooth and has pulled away from sides of the bowl.  Remove dough hook, cover bowl with plastic wrap and allow dough to rise for 30 minutes.

  Deflate dough and allow to rest for 5 minutes.  Spread dough out by hand on an oiled baking sheet into roughly an 8 x 10 inch rectangle.  Use your knuckle to make indentations on dough every 1/2 inch, or make holes over the entire surface with a fork.  Lightly brush dough's surface with olive oil.  Let sit on counter for 20-30 minutes to rise slightly, and then bake in a 425 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.

  1 tbsp. olive oil
  1/2 tsp. kosher salt

  Stir together olive oil and salt and brush over the surface of hot bread.  Serve immediately.