Focaccia pizza with leeks and mascarpone
Claire Thomson · bbc.co.uk · 2025 · Original
Focacciainferred from the title
DietVegetarian. Not vegan: big knob of butter or 2 tbsp olive oil, free-range egg, parmesan and 1 more. Reviewed: butter; egg; parmesan; mascarpone.
Against 5,130 pizza recipes
Focaccia style, one of 397 in the lab. Its dough did not parse to grams, so it sits out the dough comparisons.
Focaccia (Italy (generic)): plain focaccia bread with no regional claim: high hydration, oiled sheet pan, dimpled, salt and rosemary; a bread, not a pizza
Tradition: 70 to 85% hydration · 425 to 475°F bake (this recipe: 392°F)
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Process
Bake temp
392°F / 200°C
Bake time
20 to 25 min
Oven
home standard
Surface
stone
Ingredients (4)
- oilbig knob of butter or 2 tbsp olive oiln/a
- egg dough1 large free-range eggn/a
- cheese other/1oz parmesan30g
- saltsalt and freshly ground black peppern/a
Toppings (4)
Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.
- over cheese2 large leeks
- over cheeselarge sprig fresh thyme
- over cheese/5½oz mascarpone150 oz · 150g
- over cheese½ lemon
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