Pissaldiere is a flatbread found in Italy and France. It is kind of like a fusion between focaccia and pizza, and traditionally has an onion and olive topping. Delicious as a side dish it also makes a meal in itself. Pissaldiere is a very wet dough, but do not give into the temptation of adding more flour; the inconvenience of sticky fingers is worth it once you take a bite. You know you have the perfect bake if it is full of large are bubbles in the crumb. Traditionally is a white bread, but I prefer wholemeal, so used half and half.
Preparation Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Makes: 1 flatbread
Ingredients
200g white bread flour
200g wholemeal bread flour
7g fast action yeast
½ tsp salt
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp thyme
50g sun dried tomatoes
75g olives
90g brown onion
275ml water
Method
Mix the white and wholemeal flour together, along with the salt, yeast, and three tablespoons olive oil.
Gradually add the water to form a wet sticky dough.
Knead for ten minutes, and then prove for about an hour.
Chop the onions, and cook in a frying pan for about five minutes.
Chop the olives, and then add them and the sun dried tomatoes to the onions for another five minutes.
Pre-heat oven to 220 ༠C/ 200 ༠C fan/400 ༠F/6 Gas.
Punch down the dough, and mould into a rectangular shape.
Drizzle over one tablespoon olive oil, and spread it all over.
Sprinkle over the thyme, and then spread the fried mix on top.
Categories
#Bread
#Healthy
#Onions
#Olives
#Olive Oil
#Tomatoes
#Vegetarian
#Vegan
#French