Puccia (Bread from Salento)
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Ingredients for 4 people:
- 1 Kgr. Flour
- 100 gr. Salt
- Natural yeast
- Plenty of water
- 100 gr. Oil
- Black olives
- Yellow zucchini
Method
Sift the flour into a bowl large enough. Add the yeast (obtained with water and flour left slightly sour) to dissolve in the flour and water added gradually.
Once mixed a third of the flour, cover the dough with the remaining flour and cover everything with a cloth. Let it rise 5-6 hours.
Dissolve 100 grams of salt in warm water and start kneading the flour and the dough before baking, add 100 gr of oil and 5 cups of water to gently stretch the dough. Then add the black olives and yellow zucchini in the quantity that you may like.
Once obtained a homogeneous mixture, extract small buns and work them with your hands to make them compact and uniform. Let them rise for 1 - 2 hours covered with a cloth.
Bake for an hour or to 200 degrees.
Recipe and photo kindly provided by Salogentis