I really love the Sicilian cuisine ,
the wonderful scents and products of this italian region brings me back to my vacation last summer in Taormina .
Today I tried to make this delicious pizza from Palermo inspired to a recipe found in a book of specialties and regional dishes,
I obviously revised it according my personal tastes ,
for example in this pizza you can choose or anchovies or sardines,
I have not madethem ​​, but you always follow your personal taste and the recipes always satisfy your palate !

And now … LIGHT THE FIRES !

INGREDIENTS:

- 500g of flour manitoba

- 300ml of warm water

- 25g of yeast

- 3 red onions

- 5 fieltti anchovy

- 150g of cheese

Tuma – 100g (hard to find if you do not live in Sicily)

- 500g of peeled tomatoes

- 50g toasted breadcrumbs

- Sugar to taste

- Oregano to taste

-extra virgin olive oil to taste

- Salt and pepper

WEAR THE APRON , WASH YOUR HANDS , BEGIN !

- Mix the flour with the yeast dissolved in a little warm water and add less than a teaspoon of sugar,
knead the dough , adding the remaining water , salt and two tablespoons of olive oil ,
until you get a dough, place the covered dough rise in a warm place for about 2 hours.
In a saucepan , sauté the onions thin sliced ​​or grated 3 tablespoons of olive oil and 1/ 2 cup of water ,
add the tomatoes and cook for about 20 minutes, add salt and pepper .

Picked up the dough , roll it out with your hands on a greased baking tray ,
sprinkle with chopped anchovies and let rise again for 30 minutes.
Cover the surface with cheese cut into cubes , pour the tomato sauce,
sprinkle with toasted bread crumbs previously in a pan with a little olive oil and a pinch of sugar,
if you like abundant oregano and pepper.

 

- Bake at 180 degrees for about 35-40 minutes.

Et voila … sfincione Palermo is ready : .. a delight from Sicily !