The Christmas buns have now become one of our favorite Christmas preparations. To differentiate them from classic focaccia, the choice of ingredients traditionally not used in the preparation of classic focaccias such as Locatelli, Recco focaccia, Bari and onion focaccia.
This time to star in this delicious recipe for a different Christmas aperitif, an apple and rosemary focaccia prepared with Pink Lady®, an apple characterized by a unique balance between sugary and sour and with a great variety of scents such as honey, vanilla, spices, rose. These characteristics make it perfect for daring savory recipes like this one, perhaps to accompany a rich cheese platter!

The recipe for focaccia with apples and rosemary

Ingredients: 1 Pink Lady® apple, 470 g of flour, half a teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of sugar, fleur de sel, a teaspoon of instant baking powder, 250 ml of warm water, 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil soup, a soup spoon of chopped rosemary, 60 g of Gruyere cheese

Method: Add the yeast, sugar, salt and warm water to the mixer or food processor. Add 50g of flour and leave to rest for 5 minutes in a warm place. Incorporate the remaining flour and mix gently until a homogeneous ball of dough is obtained. Put the pasta in a previously oiled bowl, cover with cling film and let it rest for about 1h30.

Line the baking sheet with baking paper and brush it with olive oil. Roll out the dough in the pan giving it the shape of a rectangle. Cover again with cling film and let it rest for another 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 220 °. Make small holes in the dough with your fingers. Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the pasta and sprinkle with half the chopped rosemary. Wash and cut the apple into slices and arrange on the focaccia. Pour a last spoonful of extra virgin olive oil over the slices of apple and the remaining rosemary.

Bake for 20-25 minutes until the edges of the focaccia are golden. Sprinkle with grated Gruyere cheese and bake for another 2 minutes. Allow the focaccia to cool slightly and sprinkle with fleur de sel.

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