This stuffed focaccia recipe is light, golden, and fluffy, and stuffed with provolone and ham. It can be served as a snack or as part of a lunch with a tossed green salad, and everyone will love the oozing cheese when it comes out of the oven.
To make this stuffed focaccia recipe, you first make a batter by mixing eggs with milk, baking powder, oil, Parmesan cheese, and flour. Then, the mixture gets layered with ham and provolone in a baking pan before being garnished with sesame seeds and baked in the oven.
What is Stuffed Focaccia?
This stuffed focaccia is inspired by more traditional Italian focaccia bread, which is a flatter bread that is leavened with yeast. However, it is a little different in that you make a batter that is leavened with baking powder rather than it being a proper yeasted bread dough. The batter that this recipe uses makes it much easier to make than traditional focaccia, so that you will be able to make it on a whim.
Focaccia bread usually gets garnished with ingredients like fresh herbs, vegetables, or coarse salt, but this one is stuffed with ham and cheese instead. As a result, when you cut it into wedges, you get a combination of meat and oozing cheese in the center.
Pro Tips
- Grease the cake pan that you use so that you can remove the bread easily.
- If you don’t have provolone cheese on hand, you could replace it with any other sliced cheese such as mozzarella, cheddar, or Swiss.
- To make this focaccia vegetarian, simply omit the ham or replace it with a plant-based ham alternative.
- You will know the focaccia is baked through when it is golden brown on top and springs back when you press into it with your finger.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Focaccia Different From Other Bread?
While many bread recipes get assembled into round or long loaves, focaccia has a different shape as it is flatter and usually rectangular or circular. This particular version results in a flatter round-shaped bread that can be cut into wedges rather than being cut into thin slices as you would a loaf.
Can I Use Different Fillings in Focaccia?
Absolutely! If you would prefer to add other fillings to this bread, you could swap out the ham for deli-style chicken, turkey, or roast beef. Meanwhile, instead of using provolone cheese, you could replace it with another type of meltable cheese such as mozzarella, gruyere, or cheddar.
Can I Add Other Garnishes to Focaccia?
Yes, you could! If you don’t love sesame seeds, you could replace them with other seeds like poppy seeds or pumpkin seeds. This bread would also be wonderful garnished with coarse salt and fresh rosemary or dried herbs.
How to Store Stuffed Focaccia
Since this stuffed focaccia bread has meat and cheese in it, it should be stored in the fridge. Simply cover it tightly with foil or place it in a sealed container until you are ready to serve it. It should stay fresh for up to 3 to 4 days.
Ingredients
How to Make Stuffed Spoon Focaccia
In a bowl, mix the eggs with the milk, baking powder, and oil. Stir in the flour and parmesan until combined.
In a bowl, mix the eggs with the milk, baking powder, and oil. Stir in the flour and parmesan until combined.
Pour half of the batter into a round cake pan and top it with the ham and cheese.
Pour half of the batter into a round cake pan and top it with the ham and cheese.
Pour the remaining batter on top and sprinkle it with sesame seeds. Bake it in a 350 F (180 C) oven for 25 minutes.
Pour the remaining batter on top and sprinkle it with sesame seeds. Bake it in a 350 F (180 C) oven for 25 minutes.
Cut into wedges and serve!
Cut into wedges and serve!
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