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Focaccia di Recco

How to make Focaccia di Recco: Cheese stuffed bread from Liguria, Italy
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: bread
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4 - 6 people

Ingredients

  • 250 g All-purpose flour 8.8 oz
  • 250 g Manitoba Flour 8.8 oz
  • 260 ml Water 1 cup
  • 50 ml Olive Oil 1/4 cup
  • 10 g Salt 2 tsp
  • 500 g Crescenza or Stracchino Cheese 17.6 oz

Instructions

  • Using a standing mixer, knead all the ingredients except the cheese for 10- 15 minutes.  the dough must be smooth and elastic.  Add a little more water if it looks dry.
  • Form the dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap or a tea-towel.  Leave  to rest for 1 hour.
  • Cut the ball in half and form two balls.  Leave to rest for 15 minutes.
  • Grease a cookie tray with olive oil.
  • Heat the oven to 250 C (500 F)
  • Take the dough balls one at a time.  Gently stretch out the dough on a floured surface until it is the size of the cookie-tray.  Try not to rip any holes in it!  It must become so thin that you can see light through it.
  • Gently drape it onto the cookie tray.
  • Cut the cheese into at least 20 roughly equally-sized lumps, and place them evenly over the dough.
  • Stretch out the second ball of dough to the same size.
  • Place it carefully on top of the cheese.
  • Press the edges together and cut off any bits of dough that are overlapping the tray.
  • Sprinkle with more salt and with olive oil.
  • Bake for 15 - 20 minutes until the dough is golden-brown.