Roasted Garlic Focaccia

When garlic cloves are chopped, their volatile compounds come into contact with one another in a collision that generates allicin, which gives garlic its pungency, and pyruvic acid, which is responsible for its spicy heat. Roasting the cloves whole, however, draws out their sweetness, yielding the sumptuous confit that adorns this pretty focaccia. Cook the focaccia on a pizza stone, which will give the bottom crust a delicious crunch. This recipe first appeared in our November 2014 issue with the story The Glories of Garlic.