The italian yeast I bought turned out to be not exactly what I thought it would be… It’s supposed to be just mixed with the flour and sugar, not with warm water first. So I wasn’t sure what to do. Bakeries in Europe must have some special line on yeast and baking powder because what they sell in stores doesn’t seem to be close to what we get in the US. I also haven’t found a really good recipe for this yet, but today I tried with this:
100 grams whole wheat flour
100 grams white flour
2 T sugar
1 package yeast
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup water
Mix everything together adding more flour until it feels right. Knead and let rise. Punch down, knead and roll out for pans. Add toppings — Bella used rosemary; I used basil and garlic; we both added salt, pepper and garlic. Let rise. Poke with fingers to make small indents, bake for 30 min at 170C. Actually I’m not sure how long it baked, and i’m not sure what temp my oven really is. It was probably less than 30 min though, I took it out when it started to become very fragrant in the apt. Mine turned out fairly moist, Bella’s was much dryer, like the last one I made at Leslie’s. Her’s was also on the bottom shelf of the oven, maybe that had something to do with it. It tasted fine, but hardened quickly. Any suggestions on how to make this are welcome!
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