Piadina - Italian Flat Bread for Everything!

Brandess's Note:

Recipe Origin: Republic of San Marino, Italy. This makes tremendously great pizza crust for pizza rustica or any of your favorite toppings. You can also use this bread like a focaccia. This bread is very versatile for sandwiches, Indian style tacos, salad toppings or just about anything else you can think of. Simply grill them up and top with your imagination.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 5

• 3 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt (1 1/2 tsp if using Kosher salt)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch baking soda
• 1 tablespoon rosemary, chopped fresh
• 1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped fresh
• 1 cup ice water

Directions:

1. In a large bowl place all dry ingredients, mix well. Make a well and add oil and water. Slowly incorporate the flour into the liquid until it forms a dough. If you need to add more water, add a tablespoon at a time until the dough is easy to handle.
2. Knead for a short time until dough is smooth. Cut into 4 or 5 pieces. Roll out thin to about an 8" circle (the thinner the better).
3. Heat a large skillet on a high flame, when hot reduce heat, brush with oil and place flat bread in skillet, prick bread with a fork. Turn over brush with more oil and cook other side. The bread will cook quickly, when done remove and repeat steps with rest of bread.
4. Very good to eat with sauteed greens such as escarole. This recipe makes about four or five 8" to 10" Piadinas.

Reviews

[Donut Chef]

Very nice. I might increase the salt a little bit next time since I left the rosemary out.

[The Yellow Apartment]

LOVE It! We cut the salt by 2/3rds and often add a little milk. Great used as pizza crust, garlic bread or just as a flat bread!