Focaccia w/ Pork, Apple & Apricot Filling - Good Food And Treasured Memories

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp butter,
• 1/2 medium onion, finely diced
• 1 large apple, peeled & cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1 stalk celery, finely diced
• 1 1/2 tsp dried rubbed sage
• 3/4 tsp dried thyme
• 1 1/8 tsp dried summer savory
• 1 tsp veg salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 250 gm ground pork
• 60 gm (about 6-8) dried apricots, roughly chopped
• 100 gm smoked cheddar or cheese of choice
• 320 gm (about 1 1/3 cups) orange sweet potato, cooked & mashed
• 1 Tbsp active dry yeast
• 4 1/2 cups flour, divided
• 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water, divided
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• dried rosemary for sprinkling
• coarse sea salt for sprinkling if desired