Ligurian Farinata Savory Italian Pancake Or Flatbread Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add the flour to the water, a little at a time, mixing and seasoning with salt until all of the flour and water has been absorbed; Add Optional Rosemary at this point.
• Let it rest for 4 hours (Or even better overnight).
• After this time, a layer of foam will have developed on the surface - Scrape it off with a spoon.
• Add the olive oil and remove the Rosemary (Optional) - Stir until all the Oil is absorbed.
• Pour into an olive oil well greased baking pan - the right one is called testo, made of "tinned copper" It should be about an eighth of an inch thick, perhaps a little more - a small deep dish Pizza pan will do (We used an iron skillet).
• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Remove from the oven when one of the corners (or the edge) starts to appear dark and has turned a golden color.
• Sprinkle plenty of pepper and eat immediately.
• ***It is of paramount importance that the pan is perfectly flat and level when in the oven, otherwise one of the corners will be thicker and will be undercooked when the opposite corner starts to darken. It tends to stick if you do not use enough oil. Also use parchment paper.

Steps:

• Sift 1 cup flour into bowl.
• Make a well in the centre and drop in well beaten eggs.
• Gradually add 1/2 cup milk, water and 1 tablespoon melted butter, beating all the time.
• Beat until smooth then allow to stand for 1 hour.
• Grease frypan very lightly and heat.
• Pour in batter for a fairly large pancake.
• When edges are brown turn over.
• Repeat with remaining pancake batter.
• Cook mince in oil with garlic, onion and carrot.
• Add pasta sauce and cook on low for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a separate saucepan melt 3 tablespoons of butter.
• Add 1/3 cup flour until bubbling.
• Add 2 cups of milk gradually, stirring continuously until thickened.
• Add cheese and set aside.
• Place pancake on plate and fill with meat sauce.
• Roll pancake up and use toothpick to hold in place.
• Repeat with remaining pancakes and mince sauce.
• Arrange on plate and spoon white sauce over pancakes.
• Serve with salad or chips or both.