# Jalapeño Popper Focaccia

A jalapeño popper focaccia recipe, where the focaccia dough is stuffed with a cream cheese mixture and topped with jalapeños, bacon, and cheese.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 2 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- knife
- box grater
- baking tray
- piping bag
- bowl
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@_lacebakes_/video/7395883752968277281
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2a5ae0ab-5db9-43e3-b7a6-f9fb82cc3dc4
- Extracted: 2025-01-22

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