Paniccia

Chickpea “Bread”

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4 to 6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Fred Plotkin

Published 1997

  • About

There has always been a healthy debate as to whether paniccia is a bread or should more likely be categorized among the first courses as a cousin of polenta. Because most Ligurians consider this Ponente specialty a bread, it has been placed in this chapter.

Ingredients

  • cups/approximately 275 g chickpea flour
  • 1 quart/

Method

Take a large saucepan and add the chickpea flour and a little bit of the water. Stir until the flour is slightly moist and then place the pan over a very low flame. Add more water, a few drops at a time, and keep stirring. Once the water has all been added, then put in a little black pepper, if you choose. The most important thing to do for this recipe to succeed is to never stop stirring. Afte