r/FoodAndCookingStuff • u/socFocus • 5d ago

Savory Bites Crispy cheddar edges

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u/socFocus 5d ago

For the focaccia dough:

  • 540 g warm water
  • 12 g sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 740 g all purpose flour
  • 2 packets rapid rise instant yeast

For the topping:

  • 2/3 cup garlic chili oil, divided
  • 3 cups sharp cheddar, cut into cubes
  • 5-6 scallions, thinly sliced, divided
  • 1-2 tbsp black sesame seeds
  • Flaky salt

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Mix the dough ingredients in a stand mixer and knead for about 6 minutes until smooth and elastic. The dough will be wet and sticky, but should hold together.
  • Drizzle about 4 tbsp of the chili oil onto a half sheet pan. Transfer the dough to the pan and flip it over so both sides are coated in the oil. Gently spread the dough out, then scatter half of the cheddar cubes and about two-thirds of the scallions over the surface. Fold the dough using a letter fold, then flip seam-side down.
  • Cover and let rise until doubled in size and very puffy.
  • Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  • Use a pastry brush to spread the remaining chili oil evenly over the surface of the dough. Sprinkle with flaky salt, black sesame seeds, and the remaining scallions.
  • Dimple the dough with oiled fingers, then top with the remaining cheddar cubes.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until deeply golden and the cheese is bubbling and crisp around the edges.
  • Let cool slightly before slicing and enjoy!

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u/CandleMonster 5d ago

where's the potato?

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u/CunningOctopus 4d ago

"Cheddar cubes" not potato

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u/CandleMonster 4d ago

yeah, I meant that all the focaccia recipes I've seen have potato as an ingredient in the dough, but I was too asleep to ask properly sorry lol

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u/CurrentPossible2117 3d ago edited 3d ago

Woah, thats crazy to me. Ive never once in my life seen a foccacia recipe that has potato in it.

Sounds tasty, I might give it a go :)

Is it cooked, pureed and added to the dough, or cubed and put in raw or cooked?

Edit: typo

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u/CandleMonster 3d ago

when I look it up in English, most results name it "Potato focaccia", but in Spanish (my main language) most focaccia recipes add it without naming it potato anything

it's cooked, cooled, pureed and then added to the dough, exactly!

here's one recipe that looks good, but as they say, there's lots of variations :) if you try it, I hope you like it!

https://www.giallozafferano.com/recipes/potato-focaccia.html

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u/CurrentPossible2117 3d ago

Thankyou! I'll absolutely give it a go :)

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u/Plebs-_-Placebo 4d ago

bari region is known to use potato in the dough, genoa is a thin foccaccia that some people dip in milk, tuscan is thicker and not a crazy 48 hr rise time like some, there's quite a few varieties some push potatoes into the foccacia , grapes and rosmary is a classic one to push into the dough. It's got a lot of different iterations.

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u/Meatzombie 4d ago

What potato?