Jalapeño Popper Focaccia
Directions
- 1Prepare the focaccia dough according to my recipe instructions. Before the first stretch and fold, scatter 1/3 of the diced jalapeños over the dough and then stretch and fold the dough to incorporate them.
- 2Repeat this with another 1/3 of the diced jalapeño for the second set of stretch and folds.
- 3Cover the bowl with a tea towel and proof the dough as instructed in the dough recipe.
- 4While the dough is proofing, prepare the cream cheese mixture. Cook bacon until crispy. Reserve the bacon fat and dice bacon into fine crumbs.
- 5In a bowl, stir together cream cheese, 50g of grated cheese and half of the crispy bacon crumbs.
- 6Transfer into a piping bag with a wide open tip or zip top freezer bag.
- 7When the dough has finished proofing, prepare the baking tray as stated in the dough recipe.
- 8Tip the dough into the tray and gently stretch it out.
- 9Pipe half of the cream cheese mixture into the dough and then arrange half of the sliced jalapeños over the cream cheese.
- 10Fold the dough up into thirds and flip it over.
- 11Cover with an inverted tray or oiled nonstick parchment paper and proof at room temperature for 1.25-2 hours.
- 12Preheat oven to 220C/430F.
- 13Mix together panko, remaining bacon, remaining diced jalapeño and 50g grated cheese.
- 14Sprinkle mixture over dough, drizzle with bacon fat, dimple the dough and arrange jalapeño rings in the dimples.
- 15Bake for 14 minutes.
- 16Remove from oven, scatter remaining cheese, and bake for 8-10 more minutes.
- 17Once golden brown, remove from oven and poke holes using a thick straw. Pipe remaining cream cheese mixture into the holes.
- 18Wait 15 minutes before cutting and enjoying!
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
ovenbaking trayparchment paperknifegraterpiping bag or zip top freezer baglarge bowl
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