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As with any homemade bread, if you want it soft, all you have to do is brush with butter, top, sides,and bottom,about five or so minutes after you take it out of the oven. As the bread cools, it will soften. All my breads are homemade and we like our bread soft at times and rustic also. If you make your bread from scratch, and love the taste and texture, why change recipies? To change the taste and flavor of your bread, keep the basic bread recipe and just add the herbs you want. You allready know what should be in the foccacia ,just add them in. Carmalize the onions and add them in.as you knead the bread. When making any Itallian bread, you need to add 2 tablespoons olive oil to the recipe. If still too dry for you ,put in three. R. M.