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    Focaccia di Recco ~ Italian Cheese Stuffed Flatbread

    Published: Apr 7, 2018 · Modified: Sep 23, 2020 by Srivalli · 17 Comments

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    Focaccia di Recco is a rustic Italian flatbread stuffed with cheese. As per legend, this dish was created by the citizens of Recco when there were in hiding with whatever basic ingredients available on hand.

    With change and adaptation, we find this in every bakery as thin focaccia filled with melty cheese and rolled out as thin as possible. While the shape can be round or rectangle, the important factor is the dough must stretch as thin as possible.

    This flatbread is mostly done with bread flour, while we can easily make it with all purpose flour as well. So during my weekend marathon when I had to make pizzas as well for the kids, I decided I would do one portion like this. It was really super hit as the flatbread is thin and tends to be crispy.

    I adapted this from here and the recipe gives you 3 to 4 focacce as per the recipe. The original cheese used stracchino or Crescenza cheese, I simply replaced it with a mix of Mozzarella, Pizza Cheese, and Cheddar. I baked and cooked on tawa as well. The measurement given below will make 3 to 4 numbers.

    Focaccia di Recco was my choice for F in the A to Z International Flatbreads. If you are interested to know what's F for Street Food, Check my other space.

    Focaccia di Recco

    In A to Z International Flatbreads

    A for Afghan Flatbread
    B for Bale Hannina Chapathi
    C Cascioni Romganoli
    D for Dhal Puri
    E for Emirati Khameer Bread
    How to make Focaccia di ReccoStep by Step Pictures for making Focaccia di Recco

    How to make Focaccia di Recco 1 How to make Focaccia di Recco 2  Italian Focaccia di ReccoFocaccia di Recco

    Ingredients Needed:

    3 cups All Purpose Flour / Bread flour
    3/4 cup Water
    1/2 cup Olive oil plus more for greasing and drizzling
    2 tsp salt plus more for sprinkling
    1 /2 cup Mozzarella
    1 /2 cup Pizza Cheese
    1/ 4 cup Cheddar

    How to make Focaccia di Recco

    In a bowl, take the flour, salt, olive oil, and combine well.
    Slowly add water to the bowl and knead to a soft dough. Continue kneading for 10 more minutes and let it rest. When you poke, the dough should bounce back. Wrap in cling film and let it rest for 2 to 3 hours.
    Preheat the oven to 210 C, and grease a baking sheet or a round pizza tray with olive oil.
    Divide the dough into 4 even pieces. When you are rolling one piece, keep the rest covered.
    Roll out the dough ball using a rolling pin on a floured surface. Then start stretching it carefully with your hands.
    Like this roll out another ball to the same size.
    Place the grated cheese on one disc and completely cover the second one over this. Seal on sides well so that the cheese doesn’t ooze out.
    Prick on top for the steam to escape. Drizzle the top with a bit of oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Bake for 7 minutes, until lightly golden brown and the cheese, has melted.
    Continue with the rest like the above and serve right away.
    I even cooked this on the griddle and it came out very well!

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    Focaccia di Recco

    Focaccia di Recco is a rustic Italian flatbread stuffed with cheese. As per legend, this dish was created by the citizens of Recco when there were in hiding with whatever basic ingredients available on hand.
    Course Breakfast, Dinner
    Cuisine Italian
    By Cook Method Oven, Stovetop
    Occasion Evening Snack, Everyday Meal
    By Diet Vegetarian
    Dish Type International Flatbread
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 3 cups All purpose flour / Bread flour
    • 3/4 cup Water
    • 1/2 cup Olive oil plus more for greasing and drizzling
    • 2 tsp Salt plus more for sprinkling
    • 1 /2 cup Mozzarella
    • 1 /2 cup Pizza Cheese
    • 1/ 4 cup Cheddar

    Instructions

    • In a bowl, take the flour, salt, olive oil, and combine well.
    • Slowly add water to the bowl and knead to a soft dough. Continue kneading for 10 more minutes and let it rest. When you poke, the dough should bounce back. Wrap in cligfilm and let it rest for 2 to 3 hours.
    • Preheat the oven to 210 C, and grease a baking sheet or a round pizza tray with olive oil.
    • Divide the dough into 4 even pieces. When you are rolling one piece, keep the rest covered.
    • Roll out the dough ball using a rolling pin on a floured surface. Then start stretching it carefully with your hands.
    • Like this roll out another ball to the same size.
    • Place the grated cheese on one disc and completely cover the second one over this. Seal on sides well so that the cheese doesn’t ooze out.
    • Prick on top for the steam to escape. Drizzle the top with a bit of oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Bake for 7 minutes, until lightly golden brown and the cheese has melted.
    • Continue with the rest like the above and serve right away.
    • I even cooked this on the griddle and it came out very well!
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    1. manjulabharathkumar2016 says

      April 07, 2018 at 1:20 am

      Focaccia do recco sounds a wonderful choice for flatbreads, These cheese filled flatbreads so perfectly made . I am loving your choices of breads valli, already getting jitters thinking about september marathon you have already put so much effort to make this theme fantastic !!

      Reply
    2. Priya Suresh says

      April 07, 2018 at 2:46 am

      With those three cheeses went in it, this ultimate flatbreads will definitely brings some smile on my children's face. We are cheese loving family and this Focaccia will surely please them.

      Reply
    3. Sandhiya says

      April 07, 2018 at 6:14 am

      Those cheesy stuffing sounds delicious and love the fact that it can be cooked on stove top too. Will give it a try on sometime.

      Reply
    4. Pavani says

      April 07, 2018 at 7:14 am

      I can see my son gobbling this cheesy flatbread up in no time. He loves this time of dishes that are cheesy and easy to eat without any side dishes. I’ll make this for him some time.

      Reply
    5. Vaishali Sabnani says

      April 07, 2018 at 8:25 am

      The Cheese bread looks excellent with all that cheese going in there..something like our cheese paratha. All kids would be happy to eat this kind of bread. Quick and simple , yet sinful.

      Reply
    6. Harini says

      April 08, 2018 at 8:29 am

      Super cheesy. Looks like a cousin of cheese paratha 🙂 I am sure the kids would love this and my pizza loving husband too.

      Reply
    7. Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner says

      April 08, 2018 at 3:01 pm

      Stove topped focaccia sound so good. This will be definitely in my to do list now!!

      Reply
    8. Gayathri Kumar says

      April 09, 2018 at 4:02 pm

      I was expecting a bread which resembled focaccia, but this one looks so different. Filled with cheese and rolled thin this looks like cheese paratha and sounds absolutely fabulous..

      Reply
    9. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      April 10, 2018 at 5:13 am

      What an exciting Flatbread this is. Looks like an Italian cousin of quesadilla. Love the 3 different cheese that is going into the focaccia.

      Reply
    10. srividhya says

      April 10, 2018 at 11:30 pm

      I second Sandhya R. That's what I thought too. If I give this to vaandu, he would wipe the plate clean in no time.

      Reply
    11. Padmajha PJ says

      April 11, 2018 at 11:53 am

      For a minute I thought it was cheese chapathi when I looked at the click without reading the recipe! I second Manjula's thoughts, wonder what we will do for september!!

      Reply
    12. cookingwithsapana says

      April 12, 2018 at 1:51 am

      That is a very interesting version of focccia flatbread and I am amazed how you find such interesting recipes.

      Reply
    13. Priya Srinivasan says

      April 16, 2018 at 2:05 pm

      wow superb valli, what a great choice, never seen this thin and cheesy foccacia!!! i m bookmarking this right away!! you have done lots of research valli, loving your flatbread varieties!!!!

      Reply
    14. kalyani says

      April 16, 2018 at 2:50 pm

      very nice ! chillies and cheese inside a chapati-lookalike ! awesome pick

      Reply
    15. Mayuri Patel says

      April 22, 2018 at 5:43 pm

      Much like the cheese parathas we make but interesting fact is the 3 different types of cheese you have used. Its interesting to discover so many different types of flatbreads Srivalli.

      Reply
    16. Simply Tadka says

      May 14, 2018 at 6:51 pm

      Three types of cheese in a bread... awesome treat for every cheese lover... so tempting.

      Reply
    17. Suma Gandlur says

      May 30, 2018 at 9:05 am

      These sound like cheese filled rotis and make a great kid friendly dish.

      Reply

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