- 2 tbsp Olive oildivided
- 1 lb Pizza doughstore-bought
- 1/2 cup Ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheesegrated
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black pepperfreshly ground
- 9 Squash blossoms
Squash Blossom Focaccia
This Squash Blossom Focaccia is inspired by my travels in Italy. Prior to my Italian adventure, I thought the only way to cook squash blossoms was to stuff them with cheese and fry them but I was pleasantly surprised when I tasted a focaccia bread with squash blossoms on top.
This recipe is so simple to make. I use store bought dough which cuts the prep time considerably. Start by pressing and stretching the dough into a baking pan. If the dough springs back, leave it to rest for about 10 minutes and stretch again. Bake for 8 minutes before topping with ricotta cheese, Parmesan and squash blossoms. Return to the oven and bake for 10 more minutes.
To make Squash Blossom Focaccia , you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Squash Blossom Focaccia
1 | Heat oven and prepare a tin | |
Preheat the oven to 450 °F. Line with parchment paper and grease a 9 by 13-inch pan with a tablespoon of oil. | ||
2 | Place dough in pan | 3 |
Place the store bought dough in the baking pan and press it with your fingers to create a dimple effect on the top. Stretch the dough out to each corner of the pan. | ||
3 | Bake | 13 |
Bake in the preheated oven for about 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. | ||
4 | Top with ricotta, Parmesan and squash blossoms | 5 |
Spoon ½ a cup of ricotta onto bread and spread it out. Sprinkle on ¼ cup of the Parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Place the squash blossoms on top and sprinkle on the remaining cup of Parmesan. | ||
5 | Bake again | 10 |
Return to the oven and bake for 10 more minutes until golden. | ||
6 | Serve | |
Drizzle with remaining olive oil just before serving. | ||
Recipe Reviews
Too hard to make for beginners mine was undercooked inside and on the top was slightly burnt I have no idea what I'm doing here honestly.
Ricotta cheese is kinda expensive where I live so instead I used parmesan and feta.
Focaccia has been a favorite of mine each time I traveled to Italy and thanks to you guys now I can officially bring it home.
Too hard to make for beginners mine was undercooked inside and on the top was slightly burnt I have no idea what I'm doing here honestly.
Squash focaccia?! Sign me up this must be good.
Why so much olive oil that's insane! I only needed 1 tbsp.
Italian meals are my personal fav because of dishes like these.
Perfect bready texture loved the taste so much and the flavors were unique too,never had anything like this before.
Pizza dough is good for this but the puffy pastry makes it fluffy and it taste sooo yummy too.
Added a bit more salt than what's written and also used cayene pepper to spice it up a bit.
Tasted amazing and was simple to make too.
Perfect bready texture loved the taste so much and the flavors were unique too,never had anything like this before.
Tasted amazing and was simple to make too.
Squash focaccia?! Sign me up this must be good.
Italian meals are my personal fav because of dishes like these.
Added a bit more salt than what's written and also used cayene pepper to spice it up a bit.
Why so much olive oil that's insane! I only needed 1 tbsp.
Why so much olive oil that's insane! I only needed 1 tbsp.
Too hard to make for beginners mine was undercooked inside and on the top was slightly burnt I have no idea what I'm doing here honestly.
Doubled the ingridents to make two batches of this for dinner and everyone really enjoyed it, both were completely gone by the end of the night and didn't take long for the family to come running up to me with pencils and paper to ask for the ingridents haha.
Doubled the ingridents to make two batches of this for dinner and everyone really enjoyed it, both were completely gone by the end of the night and didn't take long for the family to come running up to me with pencils and paper to ask for the ingridents haha.
Italian meals are my personal fav because of dishes like these.
Pizza dough is good for this but the puffy pastry makes it fluffy and it taste sooo yummy too.
Perfect bready texture loved the taste so much and the flavors were unique too,never had anything like this before.
Ricotta cheese is kinda expensive where I live so instead I used parmesan and feta.
Focaccia has been a favorite of mine each time I traveled to Italy and thanks to you guys now I can officially bring it home.
awesome recipe! Thanks!
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