Onion and Cheese Focaccia

A simple and quick focaccia recipe, with ingredients at hand in any season, this is a kind of pizza-pie-bread, very aromatic and tasty. I'm still working on some more interesting focaccia recipes. For now, this is the first option, be sure to consider it!

Ingredients
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Warm water
250 ml
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Active dry yeast
10 g
or 25g fresh yeast
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Sugar
2 tbsp
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Olive oil
5 tbsp
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Salt
1 tsp
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White flour
400 g
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White onion
2 pieces
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Feta cheese
150 g
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Herbes de Provence
2 tsp
or Italian seasoning
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Sunflower oil
50 ml
Step by step
Step 1

In a bowl, combine warm water with yeast and sugar. Let sit for 15 minutes until slightly foamy.

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Step 2

In a different, large bowl, place the flour and add 2 tablespoons of oil, salt and the yeast mixture.

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Step 3

Mix the dough, at first, with a spoon.

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Step 4

Then, knead with your hands until you have a soft, slightly sticky and smooth dough.

Try not to add too much flour, even if it feels stickier.

Let rise for 1 hour in a warm place, covered with a towel.

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Step 5

During this time, cut the onion into slices and cook in sunflower oil until lightly browned.

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Step 6

Cut the telemea cheese (Romanian cheese) into cubes.

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Step 7

When the dough has risen, pour over 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil.

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Step 8

Carefully, take it with your hands and transfer on parchment, about the size of a regular oven tray.

Stretch out the dough with your hands into a large rectangle and make holes in it with your fingers.

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Step 9

Sprinkle with the dried greens over the entire surface.

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Step 10

Then evenly spread over the cheese cubes.

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Step 11

And top with the fried onions.

Let the focaccia rise in the pan for at least another 20 minutes at room temperature.

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Step 12

Bake in the preheated oven at 200 degrees C for 20-25 minutes, until it browns nicely.

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Step 13

Let cool for a quarter-hour, then serve with great pleasure.

Enjoy!

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Quantity: 1 kg ()
Prep time:
45 min
Difficulty: easy
Ready in: 45 min