Stuffed focaccia

Prepare herb oil warm the 4-5 tabs olive oil in a bowl. rinse, dry and chop the basil leaves. add the basil leaves, mixed herbs or paprika. stir well and let the basil leaves steep in the warm oil for atleast 30 minutes.

preparing the focaccia bread: warm the 2 cups water in a bowl. dissolve the sugar in the water. add the active dry yeast and stir. allow this mixture to sit at room temperature for 10-12 minutes or till the mixture becomes frothy and bubbles up.

add 2 cup flour and half of the yeast mixture. mix with a spoon. Add rest of the flour and yeast mixture knead well. Knead till the mixture begins to hold itself. remove from the bowl and on a smooth work surface, knead the dough till its smooth, elastic, soft and slightly sticky. keep the dough in a greased deep bowl.lightly coat the dough with olive oil cover it with cling rap.

allow the dough to leaven for 1:30 mins or 2 hours. when the dough is leavened and doubled, remove from the bowl. flatten the dough on your work surface. divide into two equal parts.grease the pan with olive oil. flatten one part of the dough lightly and place on the pan. flatten a bit on the pan.

Spread chipotle sauce.

Add carrot and cheese.

Flatten second part on the surface. Cover first part with second. Seal the sides so cheese could not came out. now pour 1/2 of the herb oil on the dough.with your fingers, indent or dimple the flour keeping approx 1/2 inch width in the bread and continue to flatten as you do so. cover with a lid or kitchen towel and allow to leaven again for 30-40 minutes.preheat the oven to at least 20 minutes before you bake the focaccia. preheat to 200 degrees C.after 30-40 minutes, you can add 1/2 of the oil again and dimple lightly.if you have added all of the oil before, then no need to add oil again.

sprinkle some salt on the bread. now bake the bread in the hot oven for 20-30 minutes or till the surface has become golden. remove from the pan and allow the bread to cool on wired racks. slice the stuffed focaccia when warm or cooled down and serve immediately. I am sure your family liked it and finished this yummy dimpled bread in no time. Enjoye it with mayo dip ...:blush::blush: