Apple Cinnamon Roll with Maple Frosting and Loaded Focaccia Sandwich

Apple Cinnamon Roll with Maple Frosting and Loaded Focaccia Sandwich

Recipe by: Molly Read

Facaccia

Ingredients

4 cups flour
2 tsp salt
10g instant yeast
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
2 cups lukewarm water
5 cut olives

Method

  1. Place the flour, sugar, salt and yeast in a bowl
  2. Add the olive oil and rub in with your fingers (this creates a soft texture to the bread)
  3. Add the water and mix until not sticky anymore
  4. Oil a tray and let sit for 15 min and then fold over itself
  5. Let sit for another 20 min
  6. Place in baking tin and let sit for another 20 min
  7. Pour a little bit of olive oil on top and slowly press fingers into the dough place olives on top
  8. Bake for 30 min and 170 degrees Celsius

Apple Filling

Ingredients

3 apples
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp honey

Method

  1. Peel and grate the apples
  2. Place grated apple, cinnamon and honey in a saucepan and cook down
  3. Let cool

Chicken Sauce

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp chilli flakes
1 tsp garlic
1 tbsp soya sauce

Method

  1. Place in a saucepan and simmer until slightly thick

Chicken

Ingredients

2 chicken breast
1 bay leaf
5 whole cloves

Method

  1. Boil the chicken in water spices
  2. For about 5 min
  3. Remove from water and shred using 2 forks
  4. It is ok for the chicken to be slightly pink because it will be cooked again
  5. Place the shredded chicken and chicken sauce in a pan and fry together

Mayo

Ingredients

1 egg
2 cups vegetable oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp salt

Method

  1. In a bowl add egg, mustard and lemon juice
  2. With a stick blender blend egg mixture and very slowly add in the oil

Pickles

Ingredients

1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 cup water
1 cup vinegar
Half a cucumber

Method

  1. Cut the cucumber into thin slices
  2. Add water, vinegar, mustard seeds, cumin and sugar to a pot and heat until sugar is dissolved and removed from heat
  3. Add in the cucumber and let sit

Maple Icing

Ingredients

50g butter
110g cream cheese
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup icing sugar

Method

  1. Cream everything together