Santa Barbara Olive Focaccia with Baked Goat Cheese

Name: Santa Barbara Olive Focaccia with Baked Goat Cheese
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 envelope active dry yeast; 473 milliliters bread flour, 9 ounces; 1 Tbsp chopped chives, for garnish; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, 9 ounces; 12 cloves garlic; 340 grams goat cheese; 1 Tbsp honey; 4 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 Tbsp olive oil, plus more for brushing; 227 grams olive oil; 118 milliliters pitted and chopped green picholine olives, 3 ounces; 12 nicoise olives, pitted and halved; 296 milliliters warm water

The recipe Santa Barbaran Olive Focaccia with Baked Goat Cheese could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in around 1 hour and 40 minutes. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 21g of protein, 56g of fat, and a total of 858 calories. Head to the store and pick up picholine olives, bread flour, nicoise olives, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a reasonably priced bread. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a small bowl, stir together the warm water and yeast until dissolved. Set aside for 5 minutes.

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Yeast

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In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, blend the flours and salt. With the mixer running on low, pour in the yeast and water mixture.

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Mix for 1 minute, then add in the honey and olive oil. Once the dough comes together, add the olives.

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Mix until the olives are just incorporated.

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Olives

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead by hand until smooth and elastic, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Dough

Put the dough on an oiled 13 by 9-inch baking sheet, cover lightly with plastic wrap and let rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.

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Wrap

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While the dough is rising, heat the 8 ounces of olive oil and garlic cloves in a small skillet over low heat. Simmer until the garlic is golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Garlic

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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Divide the goat cheese between 6 small oven-proof bowls or ramekins. Divide the garlic, olive oil and nicoise olives between the bowls. Set aside.

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Goat Cheese

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When the focaccia dough has risen, press the dough down with your fingertips until it fills the baking sheet, then brush with olive oil.

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Bake until golden brown and hollow sounding when tapped, about 45 to 50 minutes.

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Add the goat cheese bowls to the oven during the last 10 to 15 minutes of baking time.

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Goat Cheese

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Bake until the cheese is warm and lightly browned.

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Cheese

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Slice the focaccia into thick wedges and serve 2 slices of warm focaccia with each bowl of warm goat cheese.

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Goat Cheese

Focaccia

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Garnish the baked cheese with chives and serve.

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Servings:

1envelope

active dry yeast 473milliliters

bread flour, 9 ounces 1Tbsp

chopped chives, for garnish 473milliliters

all-purpose flour, 9 ounces 12cloves

olive oil, plus more for brushing 227grams

olive oil 118milliliters

pitted and chopped green picholine olives, 3 ounces 12

nicoise olives, pitted and halved 296milliliters

warm water

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian can be paired with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Piccini Chianti Classico with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.