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Umbrian flatbreads recipe (torta al testo)

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  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Makes 6

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
3 (about 240g) Italian sausages
300g radicchio, chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
200g fontina cheese*, sliced
2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Umbrian flatbread
525g (3½ cups) plain flour, plus extra, to dust
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
60ml (¼ cup) olive oil
20g (¼ cup) grated pecorino
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Preparation

To make flatbread, combine flour, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt in a bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour in the egg, oil and 225ml water, adding extra if required. Add pecorino and stir to form a dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Transfer to a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 40 minutes.

Divide into 6 balls. Using a rolling pin dusted in flour, roll out each ball to a 16cm round. Place on 2 trays lined with baking paper.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a heavy-based frying pan over medium heat. Cook sausages, turning, for 8 minutes or until cooked through. Thickly slice on the diagonal, then set aside. Return pan over medium heat, add remaining 1 tbsp oil, radicchio and garlic, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until wilted. Season with salt and pepper, and set aside.

Wipe pan clean and return over medium heat. Cook each dough round for 2 minutes each side or until dough is lightly browned.

Cut each flatbread in half horizontally and layer bottom halves with radicchio mixture, a few sausage slices and some fontina. Scatter with parsley and top with the remaining flatbread halves. Cut into quarters and serve immediately.

* Fontina cheese, available from delis and specialist food shops, is a melting Italian cheese. Substitute other good melting cheeses such as Gruyère or gouda.

As seen in Feast magazine, Issue 8, pg99.

Photography by John Laurie.

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