Jalapeño Popper Focaccia

2m
Serves 1
tiktok.com

Directions

  1. 1Dice 3 jalapeños finely and fold them into the focaccia dough during the stretch and folds.
  2. 2Slice 4 jalapeños into rings and grate some cheddar cheese.
  3. 3Cook bacon until crispy and reserve the bacon fat.
  4. 4Mix cream cheese, 50g of grated cheese and half of the crispy bacon in a bowl and transfer to a piping bag.
  5. 5Prepare the baking tray: line it with parchment paper and drizzle with olive oil.
  6. 6Spread the focaccia dough on the tray, pipe half of the cream cheese mixture on top and arrange half of the sliced jalapeños over it.
  7. 7Fold the dough into thirds, flip it and let it proof for 1.25-2 hours at room temperature.
  8. 8Mix panko bread crumbs, remaining bacon, remaining diced jalapeños, and 50g grated cheese.
  9. 9Sprinkle the mixture over the dough, drizzle with bacon fat and dimple the dough.
  10. 10Arrange the remaining jalapeño rings in the dimples and bake for 12 minutes.
  11. 11Add the remaining 50g of grated cheese and bake for another 8-10 minutes until golden brown.
  12. 12Poke holes in the focaccia using a straw and pipe the remaining cream cheese mixture into the holes.

Ingredients

  • 1 batch focaccia dough
  • 0 extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 fresh jalapeños, diced finely
  • 4 fresh jalapeños, sliced into rings
  • 330 g full fat cream cheese
  • 150 g cheddar cheese, grated
  • 10 strips smoked streaky bacon, cooked crispy
  • 2 tbsp bacon fat
  • 25 g panko bread crumbs
  • 0 flaky sea salt

Equipment

knifebox graterbaking traypiping bagbowlspoon