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Focaccia Italian Classic Recipe

La Focaccia Italian Recipe Classic is considered one of the most delicious baked goods on the market and one of the most sold. There is no oven in Italy that has among its products for sale focaccia. Very often it used by families as a replacement of the same bread. E’ exquisite if stuffed with meats and cheeses, but it is much appreciated in the simple version with salt and rosemary.
In the past we have often published many posts concerning different types of focaccia that are produced in our country and now all over the world.

Focaccia Italian Classic Recipe

Focaccia Italiana Ricetta Classica
Focaccia stuffed with salami

 

Here is a list of the best cakes:
Focaccia with apples
Chichì stuffing
Focaccia Mediterranean
Focaccia with onions
Focaccia with cherry tomatoes
Focaccia
Focaccia Pugliese
Focaccia with Nutella
Focaccia with bacon and onions
Focaccia caprese
Potato focaccia
The preparation of the focaccia, It is one of the simplest things to do, flour, water, sale, extra virgin olive oil and a bit of yeast.

Focaccia Italiana Ricetta Classica
Rosemary focaccia

Focaccia Italian Classic Recipe

Ingredients for the dough: 350 grams of flour, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 210 Ml of water and a bit of yeast. Few ingredients, but good(flour and oil quality)
The dressing: Olive oil, coarse salt and rosemary.

**Each type of flour absorbs water in varying quantities. Always check the right consistency of the dough.

Focaccia Italiana Ricetta Classica
Cake in pan

The preparation: Mix the ingredients and let rise for about an hour.
After the rising phase, roll out the dough in a greased baking sheet with oil.

Focaccia Italian Classic Recipe
Preparation of focaccia

Let stand for another 30 minutes, practiced dimples with the pads of your fingers, seasoned with olive oil, salt and rosemary and bake in preheated oven at 200 degrees for 15/20 minutes, until the surface will be perfectly golden.
Serve hot, warm or cold. Fantastic breakfast, at lunch, a merenda o a cena, but there is nothing better than an aperitif with a cake accompanied by a glass of white wine.
Which is your favorite cake? post your recipe in the comments on this page.
The focaccia on wikipedia.

 

Porridge Ceci

Porridge Chickpeas Recipe Simple and Tasty

The chickpea flour is a pie very low which is prepared with chickpea flour, water, salt and extra virgin olive oil. Ligurian dish, but also it is known to pisa, leghorn, in nice and across the piedmont. It can be combined with other ingredients such as onions, anchovies, sausage and finally sprinkle with black pepper.
It is cooked in a wood stove or to home, and the cooking takes on a vibrant golden color. Some food companies will distribute a version precooked packaged only to be heated in the oven.

Porridge Ceci
Porridge Ceci

Porridge Chickpeas Recipe Simple and Tasty

This recipe is for 6 people. 15 minutes of preparation, 8 hours of rest, and 30 minutes cooking.
Ingredients: 250 grams of chickpea flour, 700 ml of water, a pinch of salt and pepper, 70 ml of extra virgin olive oil.

Porridge Ceci
Porridge Ceci

Porridge Chickpeas Recipe Simple and Tasty

Place the chickpea flour in a bowl and slowly add the water, stirring with a whisk to remove any lumps. You will get a liquid, velvety, Stirring the mixture, You will form a foam that will have to remove with a strainer perforated. Let stand for 8 hours at room temperature, stirring and foaming the compound. After 4 hours add the extra virgin olive oil, stirring with whisk.
After 8 hours recommended, the batter is ready to be cooked. Complete this by adding salt and pepper.

Porridge Ceci
Porridge Ceci

Porridge Chickpeas Recipe Simple and Tasty

Cooking. Grease a pan with low sides by oil and pour the batter.
Bake the pan in a preheated oven at 200/220 degrees for 30 minutes until the surface is golden and crispy.
Remove from oven and let cool before serving.
Cut into squares or diamond shapes porridge and serve with cheese, vegetables and salami, but it is also delicious natural, a snack or as an aperitif.
The chickpea flour is a food suitable for any diet, including the vegan, suitable for those who are lactose intoillerante and for those suffering from celiac disease, also suitable for subjects with metabolic diseases.
The average portion of chickpea flour is 300 grams which is equivalent to 290 Kcal.
How to prepare your home the chickpea flour? Give your recipe in the comments on this page.
Read more on the chickpea flour, you can consult wikipedia.

Porridge Ceci
Porridge Ceci

Apple Pie with Pizza Dough

The Apple pie with dough for pizza is very good and tasty. Halfway between sweet and savory cake made with this dough that we usually use to make pizza, It is also commonly called “apple cake”.
The apple cake, in this recipe it is made with the classic dough for homemade pizza, apples thinly sliced, two tablespoons of brown sugar to form a dough somewhere between sweet and salty. Focaccia with apples can be enriched with many other ingredients and seasoned to your liking. E’ delicious with strawberries, peaches, berries, with jam or with delicious Nutella. I have prepared for the snack, but it is also delicious served at breakfast.

Apple Pie with Pizza Dough
Apple Pie with Pizza Dough

Apple Pie with Pizza Dough

For ingredients and doses, see our previous post: Pizza dough.

Apple Pie with Pizza Dough
Apple Pie with Pizza Dough

Apple Pie with Pizza Dough

Let the mixture stand until doubled in volume, about an hour.

Apple Pie with Pizza Dough
Apple Pie with Pizza Dough

Peel the apples and cut into cubes or prefer disc.

Arrange the apples on the entire surface of the pizza, brush with melted butter and add brown sugar sprinkled on the surface.
Let it sit for another hour.
Bake in an oven pre-heated to 200 degrees for 20 minutes until the board will be perfectly golden. The scent of apples surrounds you and you will understand that the cake of apples ready.
You never prepared the Apple Pie with Pizza Dough? Leave your comment or your recipe in the comments.
If you want to learn more about apples, consultation wikipedia.

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Apple Pie with Pizza Dough
Apple Pie with Pizza Dough

Bismark Tasty Pizza Recipe

Pizza Bismark. In the present day. It is called “alla Bismark” any dish, pizza or other food that provides coverage with fried eggs. But who was this Bismarck?
Bismark was the Iron Chancellor who adored eggs. I also ate 12 at a time, to him it is attributed the saying saying: “those who work a lot, It must eat well and wash it all”.

pizza bismark
Bismark pizza with asparagus

Dominated the political life of Europe for about 30 years until 1890, wine lover, beer and champagne.
Contrary to its name this dish, this type of recipe is not part of the traditional cuisine of Germany, but it dates back to the Triple Alliance (1882) between Italy, Austria and Germany.
The pizza they immediately borrowed this recipe, adapting to the various toppings on pizza.
There are many types of Bismark pizza, I mention only a few of the most famous:
Bismark pizza with asparagus and eggs, bismark pizza with bacon, onion and eggs. They are certainly not part of the class “light”, but they are also required to meet the tastes and palates and strong smoking.

Bismark Tasty Pizza Recipe

 

pizza bismark
Bismark pizza with bacon egg and onion

We come to the preparation of this yummy pizza:
We will use the classic dough for pizza and those less experienced, can see our previous post: Dough for homemade pizza.
After the mixing phase, dividetelo in 4 parts and formed four balls, deposit them in a container with a lid and let it rest for about an hour for the rising.

Bismark Tasty Pizza Recipe

pizza bismark
Pizza Bismark

Completed the leavening phase, roll out the balls of dough to form 4 discs of dough by the diameter of 30 centimeters.
Pour the tomato based, add a generous layer of mozzarella, a few slices of bacon and bake in your oven previously heated to a temperature of 200/250 degrees. The cooking time can vary from oven to oven, but keep in check the browning of the edge of your pizzas, when it begins to brown, add the egg to the center of your pizzas and put them back in the oven for a few more minutes. The egg will only take a few minutes to finish cooking.
A great red wine is the perfect match for this pizza.
Did you already know this pizza? how do you make pizza Bismark at your house? leave us your recipe in the comments on this page.
If you want to know more about Chancellor Otto Von Bismark, consultation wikipedia.

Pulcinella Pizza Recipe and Traditions

Pulcinella Pizza Recipe and Traditions. Pulcinella is a symbol of the masks of the carnival tradition Napoletano. From the second half of 500, and its origins are still in discussion, the assumptions are different, some say that its name comes from a small chick given the similarity of the hooked nose, others associate it with Puccio d'Aniello, buffoon of a note the company of wandering period.

puffins pizza recipe
Pulcinella

A servant long-nosed, bitorzuta faced with big cheeks, prominent belly wearing a long shirt, large, white.

There is a delicious pizza in the Neapolitan tradition associated with this character, called "Pizza Pulcinella".

Pulcinella Pizza Recipe and Traditions

The pizza is prepared with Pulcinella cottage cheese and pepper, but many pizza makers who over the years have changed the original recipe by adding the cherry tomatoes and olives combined with the cottage cheese are delicious.

Pepper is one of the most common spices today, It has many properties, is an anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, diuretic, It stimulates appetite, aids digestion and is a great help for those suffering from respiratory problems, anemia and diabetes.

puffins pizza recipe
Pizza with tomatoes puffin

Pulcinella Pizza Recipe and Traditions

Very easy to prepare, This pizza is highly effective for the combination of flavors, the delicate ricotta, spicy and aggressive that of pepper.

To prepare the classic pizza, you can follow the advice of this our previous article.

After leaving to rest the dough for leavening, roll out the disks of dough, spread on a thick layer of cottage cheese, season with pepper, extra virgin olive oil, salt and a few leaves of fresh basil.

puffins pizza cheese
Preparation of pizza with cheese puffin, olives and tomatoes.

Bake in oven previously heated to a temperature of 200/250 degrees for 15 minutes and when the board will prove to be golden to perfection, baked your pizza puffins and serve piping hot.

You knew the pizza Pulcinella? Leave a comment on this page.

Want to know more about the mask of Pulcinella? Clicca who.

puffins pizza recipe
Pizza with cheese tomatoes puffin pepper and fresh basil
spinach pizza

Pizza Mozzarella and Spinach Recipe

Spinach Pizza. Over the years "90" pizzas on the menu of pizza they had fancy names,They were often called with names of famous actors, with city names or names borrowed from comics fashionable at the time: Goldrake, Mazzinghi etc..

spinach pizza
Pizza with spinach

One of the most famous pizzas that time literally attracted all the children who were preparing to order pizza at a table, It was the pizza "Popeye". Who does not remember the sailor that whenever he was in trouble, He pulled out a can of spinach and gained strength. Parents pushing small to order pizza standoff saying ...... "if you eat it you will become strong like him!!”

Present Day, tug of war has disappeared from TV, only those who have a few more years remembers this character, then the pizza standoff has once again become a common pizza spinach.

Spinach and Mozzarella Pizza Preparation.

Spinach as a sauce for pizza, They are blanched and redone in a pan with oil, salt and a clove of garlic.

For the pizza dough spinach, We prepare the same dough standard for all our pizzas, which you can see by clicking on this link: Dough for homemade pizza.

Once the mixing phase, dividetelo in 4 balls, cover with a cloth and let it rest for an hour or until the volume will not be doubled.

spinach pizza
Pizza with spinach and corn

Spinach and Mozzarella Pizza Preparation

The drafting of the balls. With the help of a rolling pin, or using the fingertips roll out the balls to form 4 discs of dough by the diameter of 30 centimeters.

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Let's go back to our pizza spinach, add pizza on a generous layer of mozzarella and pour the spinach previously sautéed, on the surface.

At this point, We bake our pizzas in the oven of our house. I remind you that the oven should be heated to a temperature of 200/250 degrees before baking pizzas.

The cooking time of this pizza, It may vary depending on the type of furnace used, 10 the 15 minutes maximum, not to make mistakes, check the edge of the pizza and sfornatela only when it is perfectly golden.

Serve piping hot and accompanied by a dry white.

New to tussle? Take a look at wikipedia.

We would like to know your personal pizza recipe spinach, leave your comment on this page.

spinach pizza
Pizza with spinach and tuna
chichi stuffed pizza

Chichi Stuffing Stuffed Pizza Delicious

The Pizza Chichì stuffing. In our tour along the Italian regions to discover ancient recipes and food traditions, Today we will stop ... .a few kilometers from my house, the ancient village of Offida in the province of Ascoli Piceno.

This beautiful village, It boasts a unique tradition of its kind, a type of stuffed pizza by the strange name "Chichì Stuffing". It is a dialect word meaning a Piece of Pie, formerly made with bread dough, stuffed with common ingredients, tuna, anchovies and capers chopped peppers.

chichi stuffed pizza
Chichì stuffed Offida

If you happen to visit Offida, you can find and taste the Chichì filling in all the local bakeries.

From 1968 to date, every first Sunday of August, It takes place the festival of filling Chichì, and you can watch a performance of indescribable smells along the ancient streets of the village.

Dough Chichi Stuffing Stuffed Pizza Delicious

700 grams of flour zero, 300 grams of water, 10 grams of yeast, extra virgin olive oil, a spoonful of malt and a pinch of salt.

chichi stuffed pizza
Chichì stuffed baked

Filling of Chichi Stuffing Stuffed Pizza Delicious

200 grams of peppers in oil, 5 anchovy fillets, 10 capers, 150 grams of green olives, 150 grams of artichokes, 200 grams of tuna.

Preparation

Knead the ingredients in a large container, let rise for about an hour, divide the dough into 2 pieces. Roll out a part on the bottom of a baking dish, spalmateci the filling ingredients finely chopped with a mixer and cover with the remaining dough, making sure to seal the 2 parts of dough between them to prevent spillage of the ingredients during the cooking.

Practice some hole on the surface to avoid the bulge during cooking, oil, salt and bake in your oven pre-heated to above 200 degrees for 15/20 minutes, until the surface will be perfectly golden.

Both delicious freshly baked hot or cold as an aperitif.

Accompany with a great local red Piceno.

chichi stuffed pizza
Pizza stuffing Chichì

Did you know the recipe for stuffed Chichì? Leave your comment on this page.

If you want to learn more about Offida, click here.

Pizza Mozzarella Stracchino Pesto Genovese

Recipe pizza with mozzarella cheese and pesto Genovese.

Liguria, land of sun and gastronomic traditions. In this beautiful region, si produce il pesto, condiment that has far exceeded the boundaries of our country.

Even the pesto has been borrowed by many pizzerias and combined with other ingredients has enjoyed unexpected success. Among the most common pairings today we're going to prepare pizza Genovese which has among its ingredients pesto, cheese and mozzarella cheese.

Genoese pesto pizza mozzarella stracchino
Genoese pesto pizza mozzarella soft cheese and basil

This pizza very delicate, but at the same time tasty can be realized on a red base with tomato, or white without tomato.

Genovese pesto pizza dough mozzarella soft cheese

To do 4 balls 250 grams for each 4 people

Flour type "0" 625 grams

Water 375 grams

Sale 15 grams

Yeast 1,2 grams

Sugar 10 grams

Oil 2-3 spoons

Knead vigorously the ingredients in a container to form a soft and elastic dough.

Divide the dough into 4 balls and let rest for rising in a tightly covered container for about an hour, or until the volume will not be doubled.

Genoese pesto pizza mozzarella stracchino
Genovese pesto pizza with mozzarella soft cheese and arugula

Preparing pizza mozzarella soft cheese pesto Genovese

Once the rising phase, roll out the balls of dough to form 4 diameter discs 30 centimeters.

Add the tomato (if you want it red)

Add a generous layer of mozzarella, with a spoon, coarsely spread the pesto over the mozzarella, Finally add the stracchino. A few leaves of fresh basil and your pizzas are ready to fire.

Turn on your oven and take it to the maximum temperature 200/250 degrees.

Bake your pizzas for 10 minutes until the board will prove to be perfectly golden.

Remove from the oven and serve hot.

Combine this delicious pizza with a dry white wine!

Been to other pizza recipes to make with pesto? Leave your suggestions in the comments on this page.

If you want to know more about liguria, home of pesto, you can consult wikipedia.

Genoese pesto pizza mozzarella stracchino
Classic pizza Genovese
Traditional Pugliese Pizza Recipe

Traditional Pugliese Pizza Recipe

In my culinary journey, always looking for new flavors and different combinations, we will stop in Puglia, Italian region hot and strong flavors, and we will speak of Pugliese Pizza Recipe Traditional. It is a classic pizza, proposed by many pizzerias in Italy and around the world, This type of pizza is made with three simple ingredients: The tomato, mozzarella and red onion in this region is very popular.

Traditional Pugliese Pizza Recipe
Apulian mozzarella with tomato and onion

A rustic dish which is really hard to resist, simple seasonings that give a taste very delicious.

This pizza there are a multitude of different versions, They are many pizza makers who add provolone cheese or sliced, or sample version of this pizza with the addition of grated pecorino cheese. I love the Apulian with oregano added before cooking in oven, and tasty is the version with olives, some capers and anchovy fillet.

Traditional Pugliese Pizza Recipe
Pugliese pizza with fresh basil

Pizza Dough Recipe Traditional Pugliese

We prepare the dough for pizza in the traditional way. All instructions can be found by clicking on our article "dough for homemade pizza”.

After completing the mixing phase, dividiamolo in 4 balls and let's leave aside for the rise for a time.

Traditional Pugliese Pizza Recipe
Pizza Puglia classic

Preparation Pizza Recipe Traditional Pugliese

Roll out the balls to form discs of dough diameter 30 centimeters.

Add the tomato, cover with a generous layer of mozzarella and then add the chopped onion into thin slices.

Bake in an oven pre-heated to 200/250 degrees for 15 minutes, until the edge will prove to be perfectly golden.

Remove from the oven and serve hot.

Traditional Pugliese Pizza Recipe
Pugliese with oregano

A good match to taste with this pizza tasty and full of flavor, It is definitely a good glass of red wine.

Do you know other recipes for pizza Pugliese? Leave your suggestion in the comments on this page.

Familiar with the region Puglia? If you do not know you can find more information on wikipedia.

Traditional Pugliese Pizza Recipe
Pugliese with black olives
pizza arugula cherry tomatoes crescenza

Pizza Cheese, Tomatoes Rocket Light

After the big binge due to holidays just passed, really felt the need for a light meal, peering between my old recipes, I found this delightful suggestion: The Pizza Cheese, Tomatoes Rocket Light.

We all know the growth, this lovely and light cream cheese. What you may not know is that the growth is a particular type of "soft cheese" fresh, without the classic cheese maturing of soft cheese 20 the 30 days. When unpacking presents skinless, soft, creamy and spreadable, good reading labels, you will find that you can purchase the version containing less fat, made with low-fat milk. Usually the growth has a short maturity, only a few days.

pizza arugula cherry tomatoes crescenza
Pizza with tomatoes and arugula growth

Bake the cheese in the oven would be like committing a crime, the goodness of this cheese is in the serum contained therein, and during the cooking phase would be lost, so the only way to use it in order to appreciate all of its features is to spread it on the pizza once baked.

Pizza dough Tomato Cheese, Arugula Light

For those who have no experience with the pizza dough, I suggest you click this link which refers to the article "dough for homemade pizza"Which explains in detail all the phases to be followed with doses and ingredients to use.

Preparation Tomato Arugula Pizza Cheese, Light

Roll out the balls leavened dough with your hands or with the aid of a rolling pin, formed of discs of dough diameter 30 centimeters.

Cut the tomatoes into wedges, toss with extra virgin olive oil, sale, oregano and a few leaves of fresh basil, pour on the disks of dough and bake in the oven pre-heated to 200/250 degrees.

After about 10 minutes of cooking, when the board will be perfectly golden, baked your pizzas.

With the help of a spoon spread a generous layer of fresh growth on pizzas, add the arugula and dressed with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt.

Serve hot.

pizza arugula cherry tomatoes crescenza
Pizza with tomatoes and fresh basil growth

This particular type of pizza is absolutely light combined with a light white wine, It does not recommend a red or any type of beer.

You knew the pizza tomatoes rocket growth? Leave your comment or your own recipe on this page, It will be of great help to our readers.

Would you like to learn more about the cheese and on growth? Ser and, you can consult wikipedia.