Lunch Box Focaccia

My dad  & me! 

My favorite way to get into deep thought is either to:

1.                     Mow

2.                     Read

3.                     Write

4.                     or Bake

So when I once lived in a civilized apartment, we did a Daniel’s Fast. My father, Scott, also a writer as mentioned in my other post, decided to get creative with the limited ingredients and made Focaccia bread; a bread supposedly with no yeast. Delish! So one day I was craving to get messy in my Nanny’s kitchen and looked up a recipe for Focaccia bread. I collected a recipe from there and I was thinking I didn’t want plain, dry Focaccia reminiscent of the Daniel Fast, but something with a little oomph should I say. And here is my recipe for my Lunchbox Focaccia:

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 jumbo bag of mixed cheese (Colby Jack is what I used)
• A package of bacon and/or turkey/chicken breast lunchmeat

Directions

1.      Combine 1 cup flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. Mix well. Warm water and vegetable oil until room temp, and add to yeast mixture along with the egg. Blend with an electric processer at low speed until moistened. Beat for 2 additional minutes. Stir in 1 3/4 cup flour while beating, until dough pulls away from side of bowl.

2.      Knead in additional 3/4 cup flour on floured surface. Put dough in a bowl and place a clean towel over the top and let rise for an hour.

3.      After timer place in heavily greased rectangular or circular pan and brush with olive oil. Sprinkle your quantity of cheese and meat and follow step four.

4.      Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 22 minutes, until just golden. Remove from baking sheet, and cool on rack (I left it in the pan).

 P.S. Once by mistake I forgot the egg and if you're allergic to eggs it tastes just as good.

ENJOY!!