Рецепт Focaccia di Recco
I had the honour of co-hosting the Daring Bakers challenge this month, along with my dear friend Sawsan
Focaccia di Recco is from the northern coastal region of Italy called Liguria. It is unleavened and stuffed with Stracchino (Crescenza), which is a very young cheese with a fine rind barely encapsulating a gooey cheese much like a very thick mascarpone. It is very messy but utterly delicious!
Recipe adapted from here.
Servings: 16 pieces
Preparation time: 90 minutes (including resting)
Baking time: 6 minutes
Notes: If you can’t get Stracchino (Crescenza), you can use another young, melty cheese – I have used fresh mozzarella with good results.
This will probably make more dough than you need, depending on how léarge you are making your focaccia, but any excess dough can be wrapped well and frozen for several months. Alternatively, you can just make the crust thicker, as I tend to do because it’s easier to handle.
Ingredients
- 500g (4 cups, spooned and scraped) all-purpose flour
- pinch course sea salt, plus extra for topping
- 45ml (3 Tbsp) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for oiling and topping
- 300ml (1 1/4) cups water
- 500g (a little over a pound) Stracchino (Crescenza) cheese
Directions
In a large bowl, whisk together flour and salt and form a well in the middle. Add cold water and 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Start mixing the dough with a fork, incorporating the flour little by little.
Once the dough has come together, start kneading it with your hands. Knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes, until smooth. When the dough is ready, wrap it well with plastic wrap, being sure to expel all the air so your dough doesn’t dry out, and let it rest for an hour at room temperature.
Preheat oven to 480°F/250°C.
Divide the dough into two equal parts and roll each piece out on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin, trying to keep them as round and as thin as possible. I rolled these ones a little thick, because we find it easier to handle when it’s more sturdy, but traditionally it should be almost transparent.
Grease a round pizza tray (not the type with holes in it, or you will have a very messy oven) or baking dish with olive oil. Place one layer of dough on the bottom of the dish. Add the cheese in pieces using your hands.
Cover the cheese with the second sheet of dough. Use a knife or a pair of kitchen shears to remove any excess dough from around the edges of the pan.
Seal the edges by pinching them together. Snip small holes into the top layer of dough so that the steam can escape during baking. Brush with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
Bake in centre of oven for 6 – 8 minutes, until golden. When the focaccia is done, remove it from the oven and let cool enough to be handled.
Transfer to a platter, cut it and serve as an appetizer or with an aperitif.
Daring Kitchen blog checking lines: For the month of April Rachael of pizzarossa and Sawsan of Chef in Disguise took us on a trip to Italy. They challenged us to try our hands at making focaccia from scratch
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