Focaccia With Nocciolata & Pistacchio & Mortadella

Easy focaccia that’s soft and chewy on the inside, while nice and crispy on the outside. This recipe includes two versions, a savory one that’s perfect as an appetizer and a sweet one that’s perfect for a dessert.

Chef Enrico Alaggia

RATING LIKE SAVE PRINT

Focaccia With Nocciolata & Pistacchio & Mortadella

5 stars rating if you like it!

Done

Recipe

PRE TIME: 5 hr 30 min

COOKING TIME: 20 min

TOTAL TIME: 5 hr 50 min

6 SERVING

Ingredients:

ㅤ Pizza Dough
2½ cup Cold Water
1/2 tbsp. Dry Yeast
1.5 kg All-Purpose Flour (1500g)
1½ tbsp. Granulated Sugar (17g)
2 tbsp. Olive Oil (40g)
1½ tbsp. Salt (20g)
2 cup Flour (for kneading dough)
12 tbsp. Olive Oil ( 4 tbsp for the dough box , 8tbsp for the dough )
ㅤ ㅤFocaccia
8 oz. Pistachio
16 oz. Ham
8 oz. Parmigiano Reggiano
1 tbsp. Olive Oil
1/8 tsp. Sea Salt
1 tbsp. Parsley
ㅤ ㅤNocciolata
1 cup Nutella
1/8 tsp. Sea Salt
2 tbsp. Powdered Sugar

Directions:

【Mixing/kneading with hands】Step 1

Put yeast in the water, and add oil. Wait 5 minutes mixing the water well.

Step 2ㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤ

Pour all the flour in the water and start mixing with your hands. Add sugar. Add salt.

Step 3

Knead well for 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 4

Put in a larger bowl and let rest for at least 4 hours at room temperature.

KNEADING NOTE:

Push downwards and forward with the palm of one hand while folding the dough.

【Second Phase】Step 1

Divide the dough in 2 equal parts approximately.

Step 2

In each oven pan put a dash of Extra Virgin Olive oil and spread all around the bottom and sides of the pan. Pan must be at least 2 inches high.

Step 3

Stretch the dough in a rectangular shape to fit a full oven hotel pan size (approximately 12 by 20 inches).

Step 4

Drizzle olive oil on top.

Step 5

Let rest for at least 30 minutes.

Step 6

On top of ONE of the focaccia spread all the pistachio and press the pistachio down with your fingers. Put in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes (until nice golden brown) at 180°C / 350°F. Once cooked, set aside at room temperature to cool down.

Step 7