Description
These Easy Garlic Rosemary Focaccia Muffins are soft, fluffy, and bursting with the aromatic flavors of fresh rosemary and garlic infused olive oil. Made with store-bought pizza dough, they are simple to prepare and perfect as a savory snack or side dish.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
Dough
- 1.5 pounds store-bought pizza dough
Garlic Rosemary Oil
- 1/2 scant cup extra virgin olive oil
- 8 cloves garlic
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
Finishing
- flaky salt
Instructions
- Prepare the dough. If time allows, place the pizza dough in a lightly greased bowl and let it come to room temperature to make it easier to work with.
- Cut the dough. Using a bench scraper or sharp knife, cut the dough ball into 12 even slices, being careful not to overwork it to preserve the air bubbles.
- Oil the muffin pan. Pour 1 teaspoon of olive oil into each muffin cup of a standard muffin pan to prevent sticking and add flavor.
- Shape the dough balls. Gently shape each dough piece into rough balls and place them into the oiled muffin pan without deflating the air bubbles.
- Let the dough rest and preheat oven. Cover the pan with a towel and let it rest near the oven while preheating the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit to encourage the dough to rise.
- Prepare garlic rosemary oil. Chop the garlic cloves and remove leaves from rosemary sprigs, then chop the leaves finely and set aside.
- Heat the olive oil with garlic and rosemary. Warm the remaining olive oil over medium heat until hot, then carefully add the chopped garlic and rosemary, stirring until the sizzling stops, then remove from heat.
- Brush the dough balls. Spoon a generous amount of the garlic rosemary oil onto each dough ball, making sure to use all of the oil evenly.
- Create dimples in dough. Using two fingers, press into the dough to form dimples to help the garlic and rosemary adhere and enhance texture.
- Sprinkle flaky salt. Sprinkle flaky salt on each muffin for flavor.
- Bake the muffins. Bake for 16 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. If the tops brown too quickly, loosely cover with foil until done.
Notes
- Pizza Dough: Fresh pizza dough is best found in the refrigerated bakery section of grocery stores, but canned pizza dough can be used as a convenient alternative.
- Avoid Overworking Dough: To keep focaccia muffins light and fluffy, avoid overhandling the dough to preserve air bubbles.
- Resting Dough: Letting the dough rest near the warming oven before baking allows it to puff up and develop a better texture and flavor.
- Generous Olive Oil: Using ample olive oil enhances flavor, helps the herb mixture stick, and prevents muffins from sticking to the pan.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
