Schiacciata con l’uva

Name: Schiacciata con l’uva (Flat, sweetened bread with grapes)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: about 310 ml (1¼ cups) tepid water; a pinch of sugar; 25 g (1 oz) fresh yeast; 4 tablespoons sugar; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) small juicy black grapes, rinsed and most stalks removed; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) bread flour

Flat, sweetened bread with grapes

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Twelve

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2003

About

This is a simple and very typical dessert, snack or breakfast bread which may seem a little unusual in flavour at first. In Tuscany, small black, sweet grapes with very small seeds are sold in September, especially for this bread. The grapes keep the bread moist.

Ingredients

Dough

25 g (1 oz) fresh yeast
a pinch of sugar

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Mediterranean
Breakfast
Tuscany
Vegan
September

Method

Put the yeast into a small bowl with the pinch of sugar and the tepid water to activate.

Put the flour into a large, separate bowl or onto a work surface. Add the yeast mixture and the pinch of salt, and stir to incorporate. Knead the mixture by hand for 5-10 minutes, or until you have a smooth, compact dough, adding a few more drops of water or a little flour, if necessary. Put the dou