Schiacciata con L'uva,
Vintners' Sweet Grape Bread
Schiacciata con l'uva, one of the most difficult words to say, is the most delicious to eat. Literally meaning squashed, schiacciata's protagonist ingredient is the grape pomace.
This farmers' recipe is made after the wine harvest using the remaining grape pomace. The grape pomace is laid over the dough and then baked to a sweet bite.
Making schiacciata con l'uva is a farmers' tradition. After a long day's work in the vineyard picking and then pressing the grapes, the farmers gather for lunch and enjoy schiacciata con l'uva and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano on the table.
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Schiacciata con L'uva
Ingredients:
600 grams of flour 0
100 gr of sourdough (or 20 gr of dry yeast)
400 grams of water (2 glasses)
10 grams of salt
Grape pomace, enough to cover your dough. If you do not have grape pomace, you can opt to use organic rosemary if you do not have grape pomace and a sprinkling of sea salt.
Extra virgin olive oil, enough to brush and cover the dough with.
Preparation
Mix the sourdough starter with the flour and water, or alternatively mix dry yeast with the flour, and mix well the two ingredients for at least 10 minutes. The dough will become elastic. Next, let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, work the dough again for another 5-10 minutes.
Add the salt and mix, continuing to work the dough for a few more minutes.
Next, extend the dough to a rectangular shape and drizzle with olive oil. Then, spread the dough out a little wider, make a three-fold (fold in 3 ), and seal all the sides with your fingertips so that the bubbles of air inside the bread do not escape. Cover with a plastic wrap and let stand for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, make another fold and let the dough rise. Place the dough in a loaf pan and brush the top with olive oil. Cover it with plastic wrap and let rise (it will take several hours, depending on your home temperature - - in a 22C° - 71F temp room, rising time is 8 hours. In an 18C - 64F° temp room, you will need more time. If using traditional dry yeast you can estimate half the time.
Next, place the dough on a well-olive oiled rectangle pizza pan and gently spread the dough out, leaving the edges a little higher, then let the dough rise again until you do not see the bubbles. The dough will double in size.
Brush the dough with a generous amount of olive oil, then cover with the grape pomace or alternatively sprinkle with sea salt and fresh rosemary.
Bake at 210C° - 400F for about 10 minutes, then lower it to 180C° - 355F for another 15 minutes. Bake for another few minutes and keep the oven door open so the bread dries out while baking. When the edges are golden brown, remove them from the oven. Let cool, slice, and serve.
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