Dried Fenugreek leaves Focaccia & Cheese Sauce Dip

Focaccia is a flat oven baked Italian bread which may be topped with herbs or other ingredients.It is similar to the pizza dough in style & texture but not considered to be the same.Focaccia dough consists of high gluten flour,oil,water,salt & yeast.It is typically rolled out and pressed by hand, into a thick layer of dough and baked in a stone bottom or hearth oven.They also poke with a knife,make  dents with fingers or with the handle of a utensil to poke the unbaked bread.I tried the focaccia bread for the first time,mine got a bit browned on top as someone was at the door at the time I could remove it from oven and missed the time and removed at 20 minutes but I think 15 or 16 minutes was good enough.Will update new pictures once I bake it again.The bread was flavorful and we had it with cheese sauce.Do check this out !!

Ingredients
for foccacia
whole wheat flour 1 cup
all purpose flour 1/2 cup
active dry yeast 1/2 tsp
sugar 1tsp
salt 1/2 tsp
olive oil 2tbsp
dried fenugreek leaves 2 tbsp
red chilly flakes 1 tbsp
mozarella cheese pieces 8 small cubed pieces
for cheese sauce
butter 1 tbsp
all purpose flour 1 tbsp
milk 1/2 cup
shredded cheese 1/4 cup
black pepper a pinch
salt

Method
for focaccia
- Mix in the yeast,sugar and warm water.Wait till its frothy for 10 minutes.
- Sift the flours ,add salt.Add the yeast mix and knead to form a dough.
- Add 1 tbsp of oil in a bowl and place the dough in it.Leave aside to rise for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour,knead again and leave aside for another half an hour.
- Pour 1 tbsp of olive oil in a tray and place the dough in it.
- Pre heat oven to 450 degrees F.

- Now place each pieces of cubed cheese in it and stretch the dough towards the sides as you place it.
- Add the fenugreek leaves and red chilli flakes on top.Press down slightly.
- Make dents with finger in the dough, form little dimples.Sprinkle with some salt and drizzle or brush olive oil.
- Place & bake in the oven for 16-20 minutes.Remove from oven and serve hot !!

for cheese sauce
- Melt the butter in a pan and stir the flour and mix well without lumps.
- Using the whisk ,add the milk little by little and mix well,let it thicken.
- After you get a smooth sauce,Continue to whisk the sauce on low medium heat.
- Add the shredded cheese 2 tbsp at a time and stir until incorporated.
- Remove from heat and whisk in salt & pepper.

Servings~ 1 loaf & a small bowl of sauce

NOTES
* Keep a watch at the focaccia baking time after 15 minutes.
* You can modify with other herbs and spices.Also,you can increase the amount of red chilli flakes.I reduced it to keep it mildly spiced(just to feed my kids).

Sending this to EP Series-Fenugreek leaves or Green chillies hosted by Kaveri @ Palakkad Chamayal  ,I love Baking # 6 hosted by Radhika @ Tickling Palates