CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - Pastry Chef Shikira Grimes from Community Matters Café joins QC Life with a Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Focaccia with gooey brown sugar cinnamon filling and vanilla bean cream cheese glaze.
Focaccia Dough: 500g Bread Flour, 6g Yeast, 30g Brown Sugar, 15g Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 355g Warm Water, 200g Pumpkin Purée, 10g Salt, 6 TBSP Brown Sugar, 2 TBSP Pumpkin Spice
Brown Sugar Glaze: Brown Sugar, Pumpkin Spice, Melted Butter
Community Matters Café is a non-profit and a Life Skills Program of Charlotte Rescue Mission. Open Monday-Friday 7am-2pm, they use seasonal ingredients from local farmers with a pastry menu that rotates daily.
To learn more visit communitymatterscafe.com and follow @communitymatterscafe.
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