Cranberry Focaccia

What a delicious focaccia this is - the taste is so wonderful with the cranberries, i hope you enjoy it as much as we did -

Steps

Dough: combine warm water and sugar in a large bowl.

Sprinkle yeast over mixture.

Let stand until foamy , about 10 minutes.

Stir in next 7 ingredients.

Add 2 1 / 2 cups flour , stirring to combine.

Stir in additional flour a bit at a time to make a soft dough.

Knead 10 minutes by hand on a lightly floured surface or 5 minutes in a mixer on low speed.

Place dough in a lightly buttered or oiled large bowl.

Cover bowl with plastic wrap amnd let rise until doubled in volume , about 1 hour.

Punch dough down on a lightly floured surface.

Knead in cranberries.

Shape into a flat round about 8-inches in diameter.

Place on a parhment-lined baking sheet.

Cover lightly with plastic wrap.

Let rise until doubled , about 45 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375f.

Topping: gently brush with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse sugar.

Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes , or until golden.

Remove from baking sheet and cool on a wire rack.

If you are not serving right away , wrap focac.

Ingredients

warm water, sugar, quick-rising yeast, carnation evaporated milk, butter, brown sugar, salt, vanilla extract, cinnamon, white flour, dried cranberries, coarse sugar