Onion Cheddar Cheese Focaccia

This delicious Onion Cheddar Cheese Focaccia is made with a sour dough focaccia dough that is amazing. It is a great appetizer recipe that uses sourdough starter.

This Onion Cheddar Cheese Focaccia recipe has been waiting in a folder on my hard drive for a year now. It's funny how I never got around to posting it for one reason or another.

It almost seems like I (it) had been waiting for a special Sunday Supper celebration just like this birthday bash to be shared. Could it be fate?

You see the Onion Cheddar topping recipe comes from Isabel herself. I saw her Onion Cheddar Cheese Ciabatta Appetizer post way back last January and I knew I had to make it as a topping for my favorite Sourdough Focaccia.

I gathered the ingredients and made my favorite Sourdough Focaccia dough to use as the canvas for the Onion Cheddar topping Isabel uses in her recipe. Her recipe was for a fast Super Bowl Sunday Appetizer so she used a store bought ciabatta bread as her canvas.

To make my version of Isabels Onion Cheddar Cheese Appetizer first you will need to make the sourdough focaccia. You can find that recipe here on my Step By Step How to Make Sourdough Focaccia post.

While you are waiting for the focaccia dough to rise for the final time mix the onion and cheddar cheese topping. Place in the refrigerator until the focaccia dough is ready.

Once the dough has doubled in size spread the cheddar cheese mixture over the top of the dough.

 My Sourdough Focaccia recipe will make one large 9 x 17 inch baking tray or two smaller baking trays.

I love the way it bakes up in these 9 x 15 inch stainless baking trays I have so I divided the dough in half and split it between the smaller pans. You can use whichever size pans you have available.

Bake the Focaccia 20-30 minutes in a 400 degree oven.

You want the cheese to be melted and the edges to be a golden brown. Oven temps vary adjust time accordingly.

 Allow the cheese to set for 5-10 minutes before cutting. Cut into individual pieces. Serve warm and store leftovers in an airtight container.

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How to make Onion Cheddar Cheese Focaccia

You will need to prepare my sourdough focaccia recipe to make this thick cheesy bread appetizer.

Cheese topping ingredients

• 1 large sweet onion
• 1½ cups of of Hellman's Mayonnaise
• 3 cups of sharp white cheddar cheese
• 1 batch of Sourdough Focaccia
• smoked paprika

Directions

1. Chop the onion very fine.
2. Mix the onion, Hellman's Mayonnaise and the Cheddar Cheese in a bowl.
3. Evenly spread the mixture over the prepared focaccia dough.
4. Sprinkle the paprika over the top of the onion and cheese mixture.
5. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20-30 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and melted.

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