Chocolate Focaccia 

Like a bready brownie with a nice chew. Baked in 6 small skillets it makes a nice treat!

~In cast iron skillets melt:
3 oz unsalted butter in each large skillet
OR 1 oz in each small skillet

Swirl to coat the whole pan. *Be sure to cool pans until they are just comfortably warm before adding dough.

Gently put dough into skillets then flip over to coat in butter. Cover and let rest for about 1 hour or more, until very puffy.

~Preheat oven to 500* (to bake at 425*).

Gently sprinkle a small handful of chocolate chips, dimpling and pressing into dough (like focaccia bread usually is dimpled, only this holds chocolate).

Convection bake 425*:
for 25-35 minutes, large skillets
for 20-25, small skillets
until 190-200* on instant thermometer.

Before serving add some toppings:
-If serving warm, chocolate ganache or my hot chocolate base piled in the center, with a big dollop of cream cheese and topped with toasted hazelnuts.

-If not serving warm, butter and/or cream cheese
-My hot chocolate base drizzled over the top.

~In a hurry, I mixed all in mixer. Only rested 10 minutes. Did a couple stretch and folds as I mixed in the chocolate chips. It all came together into a perky ball in under an hour. Put it to rise in the jar. Great.
Makes 80 oz dough
~Mix in the evening
In 5 qt bowl, or bosch mixer, mix:
4 oz starter
28 oz room temp water
2 oz maple syrup or honey
1 oz vanilla
Stir and rest until it comes together and the starter is completely dissolved.

Measure and whisk together:
35 oz all-purpose flour
2 oz cocoa powder
2 t salt

Mix with silicone scraper (or in mixer), mixing and folding until it makes a shaggy dough.

Rest 1 hour.

Add and mix:
8 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips

~Dampen sides of bowl and top of dough, cover and rise overnight in the 5 qt bowl. OR rise in 2 gallon jar.

~In the morning:
Divide dough on damp counter. Gently so as not to deflate any air bubbles form into shape for desired baking skillet.

TWO 10 inch skillets - 40 oz dough ea
SIX 6 inch cast iron skillets - 13 oz dough each

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