# Chili Cheese Focaccia Toast

This chili cheese focaccia is a nostalgic snack that combines the flavors of chili cheese toast in focaccia form.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Flour
- Salt
- Instant yeast
- Za'atar
- Water
- Oil
- Mozzarella cheese
- Bird's eye chilies
- Scallions
- Cilantro
- Roasted garlic
- Olive oil
- Cheese (for topping)
- Flaky salt
- Butter
- Parmesan cheese

## Instructions

1. Mix flour, salt, instant yeast, za'atar, water, and oil until combined.
2. Cover the dough and let it rest for 15 minutes.
3. Perform the first of three stretch and pulls.
4. Let the dough rest in the fridge for at least 12 hours.
5. Prepare your stuffing and toppings: grate mozzarella cheese, chop bird's eye chilies, scallions, and cilantro, and roast garlic.
6. Tip the dough into a lined and oiled baking dish.
7. Brush on your roasted garlic.
8. Sprinkle in the scallions, chilies, cilantro, and cheese.
9. Fold the dough like a letter, flip it over.
10. Cover the dough for its final proof for two hours.
11. Sprinkle some olive oil on the dough.
12. Press down with your fingers to create indents and bubbles.
13. Top with some more cheese and flaky salt.
14. Bake at 450°F (232°C) for around 30 minutes.
15. Quickly melt some butter and mix in the leftover roasted garlic, chilies, and cilantro.
16. Brush the butter mixture on top of the bread.
17. Top with more Parmesan cheese.
18. Cut into it while it's still warm.

## Equipment

- Bowl
- Measuring cup
- Measuring spoon
- Whisk
- Cover (cloth)
- Plastic wrap
- Grater
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Baking dish
- Parchment paper
- Baking brush
- Oven
- Saucepan
- Whisk (small)
- Wire rack

## Tips

- Make sure to have wet hands when stretching and pulling the dough so it doesn't stick to you.
- Roasted garlic will cut the sharpness of the chilies.
- Brush the butter mixture on top of the bread for more flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRfxJa2kTnM/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1845c45b-3b59-4082-aaaf-2941de3ed48a
- Extracted: 2025-12-07

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