Well, I didn't have lecithin and I wonder if that is the reason my bread got fluffier than normal focaccia. It was good, just not dense.

This bread was DELICIOUS! My husband ate half the loaf when he got home from work. It smelled great baking in the oven. Using a bread machine for me is cheating, so I made it by hand. I dissolved the sugar into the warm water (110-115 F) and added the yeast to that and let it sit for 5 minutes until it was foamy. Then, I added the salt, only HALF the oregano and olive oil and mixed well. I skipped the lecithin, didn't have it. Then I added the flour a cup at a time. I taught myself how to bake bread by hand, and I'm pretty good at it now. A tip...never add ALL of the flour at once. You may not even use the entire amount. Humidity and many other factors can change how much flour you end up needing! Mix in a cup at a time until its incorporated and you have a very sticky dough. Then, turn out onto a well-floured surface (I use a cutting board to minimize mess) cover with more flour and knead, adding more flour a little at a time until it is no longer sticky. Knead the flour in. It will take a while, but you have to do it until it is smooth textured and elastic (it pulls and stretches, doesn't come apart). Then, I let it sit in an oven that was turned on for about 30 seconds, and let it rise for 1 to 1-1/2 hours in the oven. I followed the recipe after that step. I added garlic powder and cracked pepper to the olive oil before baking. It turned out beautiful and perfect. A crispier crust, and a nice, fluffy interior. Definitely will be making it again!

This was my first attempt at focaccia though I've made a lot of bread. I reduced the amount of flour to 3 cups, added basil, oregano, and minced garlic (1 tsp each) and also about 3/4 c of sliced black olives to the dough. Like others I made two round pans, not one, reduce the amount of olive oil, by rolling each dough ball in the oil and maybe pouring over 1 or 2 tbsp over each loaf with a large whack of fresh grated parmesan. Brushed it with a little more olive oil when it came out of the oven. Definately a keeper recipe...warm out of the oven with a little butter...To. Die. For. Yummy!!

Great bread. I gave 4 stars only but the results results with modifications made it a 5 star bread. The water amount is a huge issue with this recipe. Thanks to previous reviewers for the heads up. I started out with 2.5 c water. It's easier to add more flour than it is to add liquid to bread dough. The result was a lovely soft dough. I made it into one large round but next time, I'll make it into two rounds. As per other reviewers, I added some Parmesan to the dough but I don't believe the results justified doing so. Next time I will reverse steps #3 and 4 (I'll increase the cheese), then set it to rise - see if I can get more of that flavor poked down into the bread. Great crust. All our guests had second pieces of the bread. We'll toast what's left for breakfast this morning. I served the bread with Manicotti Italian Casserole and a green salad. Made an excellent meal for guests.

Mmmm.... SOOO good!!! Made this to serve with Jamie's minestrone. There's nothing better than a steaming bowl of soup with hearty slices of warm, homemade bread. :) While my fiance and I both liked this, I do think I'll make a couple of changes (i.e. improvements) next time. The most obvious change I'll make is to add Parmesan cheese to my bread dough AND as a topping (be sure to use fresh - it makes ALL the difference). And, per my fiance's suggestion, I'll use a 9 x 13 in. pan (slices are too thick otherwise). My fiance commentd that the best part was the crust, but that the actual "bread" itself was bland (I agree). That didn't stop us from having seconds tho! My only change was to sprinkle a generous amount of coarse sea salt over the top (everything is better with salt!) and substitute roasted garlic EVOO for plain EVOO (1/3 c. is waaay too much; I ended up draining it from my bread pan BEFORE placing in the oven!). NOTE: My bread took about a half hour to rise and 25 minutes to bake to a lovely golden brown color (it rose perfectly and was nice and crusty on the outside!!!). I set my pan on top of my stove while it was preheating. It was the heat, I believe, that helped my bread rise so beautifully. Dipping pieces of this in our soup and in Italian butter was DIVINE! I think spreading slices with pesto would also be yummy!!! Thanks SO much for sharing your recipe with me, Sandra. This is a BEAUTIFUL bread, and with a little tweaking, it will be superb! :-)

I loved the texture of this bread just to much oregano for me. I will play with this and make again. Thanks for the recipe!

Made the recipe as directed and counted off 1 star because we didn't care for the heavy layer of olive oil. Otherwise, this is a great bread dough recipe. It is similar to my own which I have used for years. The only difference is I use 1-1/2 cups of water and instead of pouring 1/3 cup of olive oil over it before baking, I add about 1 T of olive oil to a bowl and add the dough when it is done with it's first rise in the bread machine. I coat the dough in the oil before forming into a ball and laying it out to bake. Then I sprinkle on the Parmesan. This dough also makes wonderful breadstix (shorten baking time). I vary the herbs and almost always add garlic salt and 2-4 T of Parmesan cheese to the dough.

***** Wow, how good! Easy to make. Although I read about all the other reviews and the oil spilling over into the oven so I just brushed on the oil without pouring it all over. Will certainly make it again!

This bread turned out really well, nice seasoning and the parmesan is a great accent. I did a half of this recipe and it was still a good size loaf. I will make this over and over!

made for dinner last night, and breakfast toast this morn. GREAT. mixed dough in bread machine, added grated parm/romano in mix. rose nicely in the machine, and would have kneaded more flour in but hands were sticky. two 8" loaves seems more likely to be the texture i wanted. like the idea of kosher salt on top, also want to try an olive tappanade (sp?). will definitely make again...