Three Cheese Focaccia
- 1 envelope (1/4-ounce) active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup warm water (about 110 degrees F.)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons coarse black pepper
- 11 ounces fresh ricotta cheese, at room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 4 ounces salami, julienned
- 6 ounces Mozzarella cheese, grated and at room temperature
- 1/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
- Salt and pepper
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Using an electric mixer with a dough hook, whisk the yeast, sugar, and warm water together, for 2 minutes to dissolve the yeast.
- Add the flour and salt.
- With the mixer on low, mix until the dough starts to come together.
- Increase the speed to medium-high and mix until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl and crawls up to dough hook.
- Grease a mixing bowl with the vegetable oil.
- Place the dough in the greased bowl and turn once.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in a warm, draft free place until the dough doubles in size about 1 1/2 hours.
- Turn the dough out onto a baking sheet.
- Punch the dough down and press the dough out to form the pan.
- Sprinkle the dough with kosher salt and coarse black pepper.
- Cover the dough and allow to double in size, about 45 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the ricotta, eggs, salami, Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic and parsley.
- Mix well and season with salt and pepper.
- Using your fingers make small dimples over the entire dough.
- Brush the dough with olive oil.
- Smear the filling evenly over the dough.
- **The filling must be at room temperature to smear evenly.
- Bake the dough for 30 to 35 minutes or until the dough is golden brown.
- Slice the bread into 8 to 12 pieces.
active dry yeast, sugar, warm water, salt, flour, olive oil, kosher salt, coarse black pepper, ricotta cheese, eggs, salami, mozzarella cheese, cheese, garlic, parsley, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/three-cheese-focaccia-recipe.html (may not work)