SCACCE RAGUSANE (SICILIAN STUFFED FLATBREAD)
This is my first attempt ever at this incredibly unique and delicious Sicilian stuffed flatbread. What we have here is a very familiar pizza-like flavor profile, but the delivery system is unlike anything you've ever experienced. The outside edges are crispy and crunchy while that saucy and cheesy center is much like a pasta in texture. So, while this is vaguely similar to a lot of things, it's really unlike anything else.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes Flat Bread Recipes
Time 3h45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Pour 1/3 cup warm water into a mixing bowl and sprinkle yeast over the top. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes to make sure yeast is active.
- Add olive oil, semolina flour, and salt to the yeast mixture. Mix with your hand to form a relatively stiff ball of dough, adding more water if needed to bring the dough together.
- Transfer dough to a work surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Cover with the mixing bowl and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and knead the dough for another 3 or 4 minutes; divide dough into 2 portions, and shape each into smooth balls. Use damp hands to help smooth the dough out, if needed.
- Generously dust half of a kitchen towel with semolina flour and place the 2 balls of dough on top. Sprinkle more flour on top of the balls and cover with the other half of the towel. Leave to rise until the dough has almost doubled in size, about 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil and sprinkle with cornmeal.
- Roll each ball of dough out into a very thin circle or oval shape on a lightly floured surface.
- Combine pizza sauce and basil in a bowl. Spread with a thin layer of sauce and scatter pieces of provolone cheese every few inches, leaving a 1 inch border. Fold over the opposite edges toward the middle to form a rectangle. Press lightly to flatten slightly. Repeat sauce and cheese step.
- Fold each end toward the center to make a square shape. Spread with a thin layer of sauce and scatter pieces of cheese on just one half. Fold in half, overlapping the edge by about 1 inch. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Repeat filling and folding the second piece of dough.
- Bake in the preheated oven until very well browned, 16 to 18 minutes. Some spots may get charred, but this is fine and desirable, since scacce are traditionally cooked in very hot wood-fired ovens. Let rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 503.2 calories, Carbohydrate 63.3 g, Cholesterol 29.3 mg, Fat 17.3 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 21.9 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 1138.2 mg, Sugar 2.7 g
SICILIAN BREAD
I adapted this recipe from Peter Reinhart's wonderful book "The Bread Baker's Apprentice." The beautiful coloring, the lovely fragrance and the pleasing nutty flavor makes this one of my favorite breads to make. A major modification from the original, though, regards the cold fermentation (or retarding). Whereas Mr. Reinhart ferments the dough for two hours and then shapes and retards it in the refrigerator overnight, I ferment it in the refrigerator overnight, then shape, proof and bake it. In my hands the loaf over-rose and collapsed in the icebox with the long retarding time. Shaping and proofing the dough after the overnight fermentation resulted in a lovely loaf with a frisky oven spring. A word about semolina flour: this recipe calls for the coarser-grind semolina. You can use the fancy durum semolina, which has the consistency of regular bread flour, but I really think for this recipe the coarser grind is the way to go. Finally, Mr. Reinhart states that the dough can also be used for small rolls, pizza and bread sticks. Oh, and the bread freezes beautifully.
Provided by MariaLuisa
Categories Yeast Breads
Time P2DT12h30m
Yield 3 loaves
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- For the pre-ferment:.
- Stir together the flours, salt, and yeast in a large bowl or the bowl of an electric stand mixer.
- Add 3/4 cup water, stirring until everything comes together and makes a coarse ball (you can mix it with the paddle attachment -- I think it is easier to do it by hand). Adjust the flour or water as needed; the dough shouldn't be too sticky or stiff.
- Flour your work surface and transfer the dough. Knead for 4-6 minutes (or mix with the dough hook for 4 minutes), or until the dough is soft and pliable, "tacky but not sticky.".
- Transfer the dough to a lightly-oiled bowl and roll it around to coat with oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and ferment at room temperature for one hour, or until it swells to 1 1/2 times its original size.
- Remove the dough from the bowl, knead lightly to degas, and return it to the bowl, covered with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for up to three days or freeze in an air-tight plastic bag for up to three months.
- Bread:.
- Remove the pre-ferment from the icebox and cut into 10 small pieces (I use kitchen shears). Let it sit an hour, covered with plastic wrap, to take off the chill.
- Stir together the bread flour, semolina flour, salt and yeast in a large bowl or bowl of an electric stand mixer. Add the pre-ferment pieces, oil, honey, and 1 1/4 cups water. Stir until the dough forms a ball, or use the paddle attachment at low speed. Add water in dribbles as necessary to achieve a soft and pliable dough.
- Lightly flour your work surface and knead your dough (or use a dough hook at low speed), adding flour as needed to achieve a soft but not sticky dough, for about 10 minutes. Form the dough into a ball, lightly oil a large bowl, and roll the dough around in the bowl to coat with oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
- At this point I refrigerate the dough overnight. Mr. Reinhart, instead, ferments the dough at room temperature for 2 hours or until it doubles, divides the dough gently in three pieces, shapes the dough (see below), taking care not to degas it too much, places the dough on a baking pan (or pans) lined with parchment, sprinkles with sesame seeds (see below), covers with plastic wrap, and refrigerates overnight. As explained in the preamble, in my hands the dough over-rose in the refrigerator, lost its shape, and wouldn't rise in the oven. And thus I divide, shape and bake the loaves the next day as explained below. It gives me more control of the proofing process.
- The next morning take the dough from the refrigerator (it will have grown) and divide it gently into 3 pieces. Gently shape as you wish, taking care to degas as little as possible. To achieve the S shape shown in the photograph, extend each dough piece to about 24 inches. Working from each end simultaneously, coil the dough (in opposite directions) towards the center. Place the shaped doughs on parchment-lined pans, mist with water, sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired, mist with vegetable oil spray, and cover with plastic wrap. Proof the dough for an hour or two; it is ready for the oven when it stays dimpled when poked. The loaves should be about twice as large as when first shaped, but DON'T let them over-rise.
- Preheat the oven to 500°F (my oven is too rickety to get that hot; I have to use the convection option). Uncover the doughs and place in the oven; Pour 1 cup of water in the steam pan. Mr. Reinhart also sprays the oven walls with water three times at 30 second intervals, and then reduces the heat to 450°F.
- Bake for about 15 minutes and then rotate the pans 180 degrees. Gently separate the loaves if they are touching. Continue baking for 10-15 minutes to achieve a rich golden brown. The internal temperature of the bread should be about 200-205°F.
- Transfer the loaves to a cooling rack and cool for at least 45 minutes.
- To freeze, when cooled, wrap each loaf in a freezer bag and close with a wire twist.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1103.7, Fat 12.8, SaturatedFat 1.8, Sodium 1561.2, Carbohydrate 208.7, Fiber 8.9, Sugar 6.3, Protein 33.9
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