
Small-Batch Cheesy Focaccia
A small focaccia with crisp, golden cheese edges.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dough | |
| Bread Flour | 120 g |
| Table salt | 0.5 tsp |
| Instant yeast3/8 tsp. | 0.375 tsp |
| WaterLukewarm. | 85 g |
| Olive oil | 3.5 tsp |
| Cheese topping | |
| Mozzarella cheese | 57 g |
| Parmesan cheese | 25 g |
Method
- 1
Mix dough ingredients with 1½ tsp of the oil. Rest and fold twice at 15-minute intervals, then proof 1–1½ hours.
- 2
Coat a 23 × 13cm (9 × 5in) loaf tin with the remaining 2 tsp oil. Stretch in the dough and proof 1½–2 hours. Preheat a stone or steel to 260°C/500°F.
- 3
Lower to 230°C/450°F and bake 8–10 minutes. Add cheese to the surface and edges.
- 4
Bake another 10–12 minutes until bubbling and crisp. Rest 5 minutes in the tin, then release.