Vegan Focaccia - ZardyPlants

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water, divided
• 1 packet (¼ ounce, or 2 ¼ teaspoons if you have a jar) active dry yeast (see note 1)
• 620 grams (ABOUT 5 cups, see note 2) unbleached all purpose flour + a bit more for kneading
• 2 teaspoons organic cane sugar
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil (see note 3)
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1-3 cloves garlic, minced, optional
• Toppings (herbs, veggies, etc. see note 4)
• Flaky salt and black pepper to finish, optional