Category Archives: Bread, Pizza and Focaccia
fried Sicilian pidoni (you can also bake them)
PIDONI FRITTI ALLA MESSINESE. The Pitoni or Pidoni are parcels of a pizza-like dough, stuffed with curly endive, mozzarella and a tiny bit of anchovy. Not dissimilar to calzoni but fried, they are a typical and most appreciated dish from … Continue reading
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sour-cherry braided brioche
KFP6FY6BC53D I live the strange life of innkeepers, having my Sundays all together in a single dose and enjoying rest and relaxation when the world seems to be most busy, in the winter. Working 7 or 8 months in a … Continue reading
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slow dough focaccia
I have always been one for slow things. My husband makes fun of me because when he tells me a joke I laugh 5 minutes later. Years ago I have embraced the Slow Travel movement. It was 2003 and we … Continue reading
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home-made pizza
HOMEMADE PIZZA. In Italy, the term pizza is generally used to indicate a flat bread which can be stuffed or topped with all sorts of ingredients. In Central Italy, pizza is also a panettone-shaped bread traditionally made for Easter. No … Continue reading
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torta al testo
TORTA AL TESTO, also named crescia, is one of the most traditional Umbrian peasant foods, probably of Roman origin. This savory flat bread is not dissimilar to the piadina from Romagna and not far away from a Mexican wheat tortilla. … Continue reading
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