Easy Cheesy Or Focaccia Bread Recipes

EASY CHEESY OR FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• Lightly grease a pizza pan or large baking sheet.
• Without trying to completely cover pan surface, evenly pat out dough until 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick.
• Spread oil over top of dough.
• Evenly sprinkle with cheese, hot red pepper flakes and salt.
• Let rise, uncovered, until doubled, from 15 to 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
• Then, using your index finger, poke holes in bread right down to pan, about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.
• Bake in centre of preheated oven until golden, about 25 minutes.
• Slide bread off pan and onto a cooling rack.
• FOR FOCACCIA:.
• Replace cheddar with 1/2 cup (125 mL) Parmesan cheese.
• Omit hot red pepper flakes.
• Sprinkle with 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) rosemary or Italian seasonings.

FROM SCRATCH CHEESY GARLIC FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• In a stand mixer, with a dough hook, add warm water and yeast and mix slightly. Cover with a towel and let sit for 5 minutes. Once yeast has poofed, add sugar, 1/2 cup of olive oil, flour and the fine sea salt. Mix for 5 - 7 minutes on low until dough is smooth and elastic. Spray a large bowl with cooking spray (bottom and up the sides) and place dough in bowl. Cover with a towel or saran wrap and place in a draft free spot for 1 - 1 1/2 hours until doubled in size. When dough is ready, pour remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil into a large cookie sheet and smooth around the entire sheet. Preheat oven to 450* Plop dough onto cookie sheet and push around until dough covers entire sheet. Mix up garlic and butter. Spread over dough. If dough is thick and puffy then dimple dough with fingers and bake for 20 - 30 minutes (depending on oven). 5 minutes before you remove bread from oven, top with cheese and continue baking until cheese is melted and gooey! If dough is thin and not puffy, cover and allow to rest for 1 additional hour. Then dimple dough with your fingers, bake for 20 - 30 minutes. 5 minutes before you remove bread from oven, top with cheese and continue baking until cheese is melted and gooey! Serve with your favorite dipping sauce! Use within 24 hours, warm or cold and wrap leftovers in tinfoil. ---------------------------------------------- If you already have leftover focaccia bread, then mix butter and garlic together to create a paste. Spread over pre-made focaccia bread, top with cheese and bake for 10 minutes at 350*F or until cheese is melted and gooey!

CHEAT'S CHEESY FOCACCIA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Make up a bread mix following packet instructions, stirring in olive oil and parmesan.
• Roughly roll out the dough on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Press all your fingers randomly into the dough, push dolcelatte into the holes, then drizzle over a little extra olive oil. Bake for 25 mins until golden and cooked through. Serve warm or at room temperature.