Sicilian Sfincione

Name: Sicilian Sfincione
Yield: Makes 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 30 ml/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 onions, chopped; 5 ml/1 tsp easy bake (rapid-rise) dried yeast; 350 g/12 oz/3 cups unbleached white bread flour; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp salt; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 tomatoes; 45 ml/3 tbsp olive oil; 10 ml/2 tsp dried oregano; 90 ml/6 tbsp grated Pecorino cheese; 2.5 ml/½ tsp granulated sugar; 200 ml/7 fl oz/⅞ cup water; 15 ml/1 tbsp sunflower oil; 8 pitted black olives, chopped

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook

By Jennie Shapter

Published 2010

About

Sfincione is the Sicilian equivalent of pizza. The Sicilians insist they were making these tasty snacks long before pizzas were made in mainland Italy.

Ingredients

200 ml/7 fl oz/⅞ cup water
30 ml

Europe
Italy
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Pizza
Sicily

Method

Pour the water and oil into the bread pan. If your instructions specify that the yeast is to be placed in the bread pan first, reverse the order in which you add the liquid and the dry ingredients.
Sprinkle over the flour, ensuring that it covers the liquid. Add the salt in one corner of the bread pan and the sugar in another corner. Make a small inde