Focaccia: compare the 2 variations
Time, effort, key ingredients, diets, nutrition and cleanup side by side, so you can pick the one that fits tonight.
Which should I make?
- Fastest Rosemary & Sea SaltReady in 4 hr; the other takes 16 hr 55 min.
- Easiest Rosemary & Sea SaltEasy, where the other is medium.
- Kid helper Overnight Cherry Tomato & OliveA child can do 6 of the 13 steps: no knife, no heat.
Side by side
| Rosemary & Sea Salt | Overnight Cherry Tomato & Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Total time | 4 hr | 16 hr 55 min |
| Prep | 20 min | 25 min |
| Level | Easy | Medium |
| Steps | 13 | 13 |
| Serves | one 9x13-inch focaccia | one 9x13-inch focaccia |
| Key ingredients | all-purpose flour, instant yeast and flaky sea salt | bread flour, cherry tomatoes and kalamata olives |
| Only in this one | all-purpose flour and rosemary | bread flour, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives and garlic |
| Dietary | ||
| Calories | 220 | 230 |
| Protein | 5 g | 5 g |
| Carbs | 32 g | 31 g |
| Fat | 8 g | 9 g |
| Cleanup | 4/5 2 things to wash | 4/5 2 things to wash |
| Kid helper | No | Yes, 6 of 13 steps |
Nutrition is per serving. Estimate from USDA FoodData Central; not medical or dietary advice. Dietary: Based on the ingredient list and estimated nutrition; check labels; not medical advice. Cleanup score: 5 means one thing to wash, 1 means six or more. We count pots, pans, bowls and appliances, not the knife, board and spoons.
How we pick
- Fastest: the shortest total time, at least 10 minutes ahead of the next.
- Easiest: the lowest level (easy, medium, hard), then at least 2 fewer steps.
- Lightest: the fewest estimated calories a serving, at least 15% and 40 calories under the next (only when two or more have an estimate).
- Kid helper: the variation where a child can do the biggest share of the steps (no knife, no heat), when that's not all of them equally.
- Least cleanup: the best cleanup score, a point ahead of the next.
- Make it ahead: the only variation whose notes say how to make it ahead.
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free or dairy-free: the variation that fits a diet the others don't, from the ingredient lines.
A pick needs a clear winner; close calls are left out.