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Easy Cheese Focaccia

Courses: Starters and appetizers
Serves: 22 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups 125g / 4.4ozAll-purpose flour
3/4 cup 46g / 1.6ozWhole wheat flour
1   Fast-acting dry yeast
1 tablespoon 15mlSugar
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlCracked black pepper
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlGinger
1 cup 237mlHot water - (120 to 130f)
3 tablespoons 45mlOlive oil - divided
2 cups 292g / 10ozSargento fancy supreme shredded Colby-jack cheese
4   Bacon - crisply cooked and crumbled
1   Egg - beaten
1 teaspoon 5mlRosemary - crushed

Recipe Instructions

In large bowl, stir together flours, yeast, sugar, salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and ginger. Stir in hot water and 2 tablespoons oil, forming a soft dough. Cover; let rest 10 minutes. Grease large baking sheet. With flour-covered hands, press dough into 12 x 14-inch oval on baking sheet.

Pierce surface of dough with fork; brush with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Let rise in warm place 20 minutes. Combine, Colby-Jack Cheese, bacon, egg, rosemary and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper; spoon evenly over dough.

Bake at 400F 20 to 22 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cut crosswise into 8 slices; cut each slice into 3-inch pieces. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 22 slices

Source:
Travigne - Napa Valley, Sargento Selections.

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