Charcoal Focaccia Stuffed with Cheese and Ham 🧀🥓

Name: Charcoal Focaccia Stuffed with Cheese and Ham 🧀🥓
Total time: 12600 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon activated charcoal powder (about 3 grams); 4 cups all-purpose flour (about 500 grams); 1 1/2 cups warm water (about 350 ml); 1 teaspoon salt (about 6 grams); 1/2 ounce fresh yeast (about 15 grams); as needed Extra virgin olive oil,; 4 1/4 ounces sliced mild cheese, such as mozzarella or provolone (about 120 grams); 5 1/4 ounces sliced cooked ham (about 150 grams)

𝕌𝕟 𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕠 𝕚𝕟 𝕔𝕦𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕒🦀👨🏻‍🍳 @piero_balloi

Torino

A beautiful focaccia with a unique look, stuffed with ham and cheese—perfect as a side for a dinner with friends or family.

𝕌𝕟 𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕠 𝕚𝕟 𝕔𝕦𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕒🦀👨🏻‍🍳 @piero_balloi

Torino

A beautiful focaccia with a unique look, stuffed with ham and cheese—perfect as a side for a dinner with friends or family.

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Ingredients

3 hours 30 minutes

Serves 4 servings

1 teaspoonactivated charcoal powder (about 3 grams)
4 cupsall-purpose flour (about 500 grams)
1 1/2 cupswarm water (about 350 ml)
1 teaspoonsalt (about 6 grams)
1/2 ouncefresh yeast (about 15 grams)
as neededExtra virgin olive oil,
4 1/4 ouncessliced mild cheese, such as mozzarella or provolone (about 120 grams)
5 1/4 ouncessliced cooked ham (about 150 grams)

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Steps

3 hours 30 minutes

1

Dissolve the activated charcoal powder in 90% of the water. Use the remaining 10% of the water to dissolve the yeast. In a bowl, add the flour and the charcoal water, mix lightly, and let it sit for 5 minutes. Add the yeast mixture. When bubbles start to form, add the salt and 4 tablespoons of olive oil.
2

Knead until you have a smooth dough. If it’s too sticky, add a little more flour. Let it rest for 10 minutes, then fold the dough from the outside in, wetting your hands as needed. Let it rise until doubled in size.
3

Once risen, sprinkle some semolina on your work surface and divide the dough into two equal pieces. Fold each piece gently to keep the air inside, then cover with a kitchen towel for about 20 minutes. Take a 13-inch (33 cm) round baking pan, flatten the first dough ball with your fingers (without pressing out the air) to form an even disk, and place it in the pan.
4

Layer the cooked ham and thin slices of cheese on top.
5

Cover with the second piece of dough, flattened as before. Seal the edges well, drizzle a couple of rounds of olive oil on top and spread it with your hands. Make a hole in the center for steam to escape. Bake in a preheated oven at 400°F (200°C), on the lower rack, for about 30 minutes.
6

Let cool on a wire rack, then slice as you like. It looks beautiful and tastes amazing.