Stuffed Focaccia Bread With Sausage and Onions Recipe - (4.6/5)

Ingredients

• for the sponge
• 1/2 cup warm water (not hot)
• 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast (fast acting, rapid rise, etc.)
• 3/4 cup all purpose unbleached flour
• for the dough
• 1 teaspoon instant yeast (fast acting, rapid rise, etc.)
• 1 cup water
• 3 Tbsp. olive oil
• Sponge, above
• 3.25 cups unbleached all purpose flour (approximately)
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• for the stuffing
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound of sausage (I used sweet Italian turkey sausage)
• 1 very large onion, sliced (about 2 cups)
• 1 habanero pepper (or any hot chili pepper that you like), minced
• 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt or kosher salt
• freshly ground pepper
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced or grated
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
• for the Topping
• 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp. coarse sea salt or kosher salt
• black pepper, chili flakes, oregano, or any kind of spices you like