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FIGGY BLEU FOCACCIA WITH GRAPES

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Rising Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 T honey
  • 1 pkg active dry yeast
  • 1 T kosher salt
  • olive oil
  • 6 fresh figs
  • 16-20 red grapes
  • 3 oz quality bleu cheese
  • 2 oz freshly grated Parmesan
  • fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Combine water with honey in a large bowl and stir to dissolve. Sprinkle yeast over and let sit 5-10 min until foamy
  • Add salt, olive oil and flour and stir until dough forms. Turn out onto a floured board. Wash bowl and pour in another T or so of OO and use fingers to oil the inside surface. Stick your oily fingers into the flour and knead the bread about 5 min, adding flour as necessary to the board to prevent sticking. Place the dough into the oiled bowl, cover with a towel and place in a warm spot to rise, about 30 min or until it’s about double
  • Oil a baking sheet and place dough on it, stretching and flattening until rectangular shaped, and covering the baking sheet. Make evenly spaced indentations with your finger tips, about 1 inch apart. drizzle bread with more OO. Top with figs, grapes and bleu cheese
  • Let rest while preheating oven to 415 degrees
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until just golden. Remove from oven and turn oven off. Sprinkle with more Parmesan and return to oven for 1-2 minutes until cheese has melted.
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