Sicily

Sfincione

Name: Sfincione
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 1/4 cups maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 1/2 cup fine semolina rava (semolina); 1 1/2 cups water; 1 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast; 5 tbsp divided olive oil; 2 tsp salt; 3 large sliced onion; 400 g passata tomato puree; 4 fillets anchovy fillets; 100 g caciocavallo or any firm cheese diced processed cheese (american cheese); 1/2 cup breadcrumbs; 1 tsp dried oregano dried mixed herbs (italian seasoning)

Palermo's spongy street pizza: soft, thick, oniony, with crunchy crumbs on top. Sold from carts.

60 minTime

12 gProtein each

mildSpice

2hPlan ahead. Soak for 2 hours first; the 60 minutes come after.

Palermo's street pizza2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayOnion, tomato, anchovy, caciocavallo, crumbs.

The original

417kcalsame

12 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

60minutessame

Sfincione.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)3¼ cups

Rava (semolina)½ cup fine semolina

Water1½ cups

Instant dry yeast1½ tsp

Olive oil5 tbsp, divided

Salt2 tsp

Onion3 large, sliced

Tomato puree400 g passata

Anchovy fillets4 fillets

Processed cheese (american cheese)100 g caciocavallo or any firm cheese, diced

Breadcrumbs½ cup

Dried mixed herbs (italian seasoning)1 tsp dried oregano

Method

4 steps

1Mix flour, semolina, water, yeast, salt and 2 tbsp oil into a soft, sticky dough. Rise 2 hours.
2Cook onions slowly in oil until soft, add anchovies and passata, simmer 20 minutes.
3Press dough into an oiled tray, top with cheese cubes, then sauce, then crumbs, oregano and oil. Rest 30 minutes.
4Bake at 220C for 25 minutes until crumbs are golden.

Serve it like this

Cut into big squares and serve warm on paper, the way Palermo street vendors do.

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