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Cherry Focaccia: the sweet, tart flatbread recipe to enjoy in summer

Name: Cherry Focaccia: the sweet, tart flatbread recipe to enjoy in summer
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: fresh yeast, 20 g (2 tbsp); Milk, 250 ml (1 cup); All-purpose flour, 90 g (3 tbsp); Sugar, 75 g (1/4 cup); All-purpose flour, 400 g (3 1/4 cups); salt, a pinch; Butter, 50 g (1/4 cup); All-purpose flour, 50 g (1/4 cup); Powdered sugar, 100 g (1 cup); Butter, 125 g (1/2 cup)

Total time: 55 Min + Resting time

Difficulty: Low

Serves: 6 people

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By Editorial Team

This Cherry Focaccia is an easy flatbread recipe perfect for breakfast. It’s not only a pretty dish to present to guests, but also something unique and different from your everyday focaccia. The juicy cherries give it a tart yet sweet taste, while the fresh yeast produces fluffy focaccia.

This cherry focaccia gets a special crumble on top, which gives it a crunchy, melt-in-the-mouth texture. The sweet and savory focaccia is definitely a crowd pleaser. It takes a bit of time for the dough to rise, but no complicated techniques are necessary. So even if you are not an expert baker, this is the recipe for you! Serve it with fresh butter and a drizzle of honey, and enjoy!

Tips

To prevent the focaccia from browning too fast, bake them in the lower third of the oven.

If baking the focaccia on an oven stone, remove it immediately from the stone after baking to prevent the focaccia from becoming soggy.

Make sure to use pitted cherries. You can buy them pitted, or remove the pits yourself with a cherry pitter.

To make it more savory, sprinkle with feta before baking. For a sweeter focaccia, sprinkle with flaked almond and drizzle with cherry syrup before baking.

Serve the Cherry Focaccia warm or at room temperature with a drizzle of honey or balsamic vinegar.

How To Store Cherry Focaccia

Wrap leftovers with plastic wrap and store them at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Ingredients

for the starter

fresh yeast

20 g (2 tbsp)

Milk

250 ml (1 cup)

All-purpose flour

90 g (3 tbsp)

Sugar

75 g (1/4 cup)

for the dough

All-purpose flour

400 g (3 1/4 cups)

salt

a pinch

Butter

50 g (1/4 cup)

for the top layer

All-purpose flour

50 g (1/4 cup)

Powdered sugar

100 g (1 cup)

Butter

125 g (1/2 cup)

How To Make Cherry Focaccia

Step 1

For making the starter, add the fresh yeast and milk in a bowl.

Step 2

Add in the flour and sugar.

Step 3

Mix.

Step 4

Cover with cling film and set aside for 15 minutes.

Step 5

In a bowl add the prepared starter, flour and salt.

Step 6

Add the butter.

Step 7

Mix all the ingredients to form a dough. Knead the dough until smooth and cover with cling film.

Step 8

Let it rise for about 30 minutes or until is doubled in volume.

Step 9

Meanwhile, make the crumbled topping. In another bowl, sift in the flour and powdered sugar.

Step 10

Add the butter.

Step 11

Mix well until crumble.

Step 12

Grease the mold with butter and sprinkle with flour.

Step 13

Spread the dough in the baking dish. Cover it with cling film and let it rest for 15 minutes.

Step 14

After time has elapsed prick the dough with the bottom of the wooden spoon.

Step 15

Add a cherry into each hole.

Step 16

Cover the dough with the crumbled mixture.

Step 17

Bake in the oven at 180°C/360°F for 35 minutes.

Step 18

Take it out of the oven. Slice, serve and enjoy!

Notes

If you can’t find fresh yeast, you can substitute it with active yeast or dry yeast. If using dry active yeast, use 10g. If you’re using instant yeast, use 5g.