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    Published on: August 29, 2014 by Janice Lawandi; Updated on: January 25, 2023 25 Comments

    Concord grape focaccia

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    Grape focaccia freshly baked with rosemary

    The season is short so make this Concord grape focaccia recipe quickly before they're gone!

    Concord grape and rosemary focaccia sliced into strips
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    I went to the market for apricots last Tuesday, and instead of coming home with a bagful of apricots as I'd planned, I returned with a big basket of Concord grapes. It wasn't that I forgot about the apricots, but rather I think I missed the season. Baskets of Concord grapes were tucked away in the corner of just about every market stall selling fruit.

    A bunch of Concord grapes

    Oddly enough, before this year, I had never noticed the Concord grapes, but this week, they popped up everywhere: at the markets and grocery stores, even on the menus of my favourite restaurants. I figured I might as well give them a try. 

    Concord grape focaccia ready for the oven

    When I slipped a basketful into my market bag, I picked up some rosemary. I was thinking grape pizza, mainly because I had a good-sized ball of dough leftover in the fridge. Then when I sampled a grape, I decided to scale back my pizza plans and turn the pizza dough into a sweet focaccia.

    Concord grape focaccia

    Well, turns out I really like Concord grapes if you scatter them over a generously olive-oiled pizza dough with sugar and rosemary. In fact, I loved it so much, I kinda ate the whole thing that very day. I had one of those afternoons, where I ate a slice and walked away, you know, for the sake of being "healthy," and then I went back for another. And then another. And then another until there was one piece left, at which point I said "screw it!" and I finished it off. Really, this is best eaten fresh the day it's made, right? Right! 

    Concord grape and rosemary focaccia sliced into strips

    If you have more Concord grapes to bake with, I highly recommend this Concord grape peanut butter crumble, which is a ridiculously good dessert and not difficult to make.

    📖 Recipe

    Concord grape focaccia

    Concord Grape Focaccia with Rosemary

    AuthorAuthor : Janice Lawandi
    This grape focaccia is super easy: scatter Concord grapes over a generously olive oiled pizza dough with sugar and rosemary!
    4.75 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Bread
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 6
    Calories 430 kcal

    Equipment

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    Ingredients
     
     

    • 454 grams pizza dough homemade or store-bought
    • 300 grams seedless Concord grapes or other ripe flavourful seedless grapes
    • 30 mL extra-virgin olive oil
    • 30 mL granulated sugar
    • 2 branches rosemary
    • 10 mL turbinado sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Spread/roll the pizza dough until it's about ½ inch thick then transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet. Cover and let rise 10 minutes.
    • Drizzle the olive oil over top and massage it into the dough, tucking a little of the oil under the edges of the dough too.
    • Let the dough rest 10 minutes. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 400ºF.
    • Sprinkle the granulated sugar over the oiled focaccia dough and scatter the grapes over top and then the leaves of rosemary (discard stems). Top with turbinado.
    • Bake for a good 30 minutes, until it is a nice golden brown color. Let cool slightly before slicing and serving.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 430kcal
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    Comments

    1. N says

      November 15, 2014 at 3:35 am

      Saw this recipe on Smitten Kitchen years ago. Deb had adapted it from Claudia Fleming. Nice work-I guess grape and rosemary focaccia is a much more intuitive combination than I would have imagined if several people are independently coming up with this recipe.

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      • Janice says

        November 15, 2014 at 9:53 pm

        Thanks for visiting! Actually, to be fair, neither Deb of Smitten Kitchen, nor Claudia Fleming can actually be credited for a focaccia with grapes & rosemary. In fact, fruit focaccias with olive oil and rosemary are an Italian tradition, and honestly, I was inspired by a recipe I made years ago for an apricot & cherry focaccia. In any case, I didn’t base myself on any of those recipes. I just made a few of fruit focaccias along the way until I came up with the right ratio of ingredients that worked for me.

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    2. La Cuisine d'Helene says

      October 07, 2014 at 9:48 pm

      You made me laugh about your ballet story. This is an amazing recipe. Love focaccia, especially dessert focaccia. If you have a moment could you tell me what camera you like to use for your food photos?

      Reply
      • Janice says

        October 08, 2014 at 4:40 pm

        Thanks, Helene! I use a Canon Rebel XSi with a 50 mm lens.

        Reply
    3. rex says

      September 15, 2014 at 3:03 pm

      I want to try this.

      is it much bother with the seeds in the concord grapes?

      Reply
      • Janice says

        September 15, 2014 at 11:56 pm

        I didn't even notice the seeds, actually. I later made a concord grape & peanut butter crumble with several more bunches of Concord grapes, and for that recipe, because I was using so many grapes, I did peel & cook them to draw out the seeds. The seeds were really quite tiny though. Maybe the Concord grapes I got were seedless?

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        • rex says

          September 16, 2014 at 11:30 am

          maybe! the concord vines growing in my yard produce grapes with rather noticeable seeds. maybe I'll make this and just crunch through them.

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    4. Kristy @ She Eats says

      September 01, 2014 at 2:11 pm

      Oh Janice. Carbo-laden waistlines? You and me both sister. I have finally come to the realization that I'm never gonna be a totally toned and skinny minnie type-o-gal because I do indeed, have a food blog. And it's laced and stitched and splattered with carbs. I love em. And I'm okay with that. I even bared my wine belly at the beach the other day, owned that shit and didn't even try to suck it in. Scary? Yes. As scary as pink tights and block stockings while trying to look graceful and fabulous? Probably not (I have about zero grace - walls have met my face more times than I care to admit. Simply walking around them)..... But damn it felt good.

      PS. Your concord grape rosemary focaccia would also feel good. You bring that, I'll bring the vino. Yes?

      So glad to be a part of FBC with you!! xo!

      Reply
    5. Liliana says

      August 30, 2014 at 5:28 pm

      I loved your story! Your focaccia brought back memories of the ones my paternal grandma used to make. She called it Schiaccata a l'Uva (focaccia squashed with grapes). Thanks for the memory and now I have to make it and eat all of it too.

      Reply
    6. Teresa says

      August 30, 2014 at 1:13 pm

      What a wonderful way to enjoy those grapes! The focaccia looks gorgeous. I'd make a meal of it, too.

      Reply
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