Farinata di Ceci
Chickpea flour does the heavy lifting here, with water rounding it out. An Italian snack that takes 50 minutes, start to finish.
✓ USDA-verified nutrition data
213 calories
5g protein
16g carbs
15g fat
5g fiber
Ingredients
- 2 cups Chickpea flour
- 3 cups Water
- 1/3 cup Olive oil
- 1.5 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 1 tbsp Fresh rosemary
Steps
- Whisk the chickpea flour with the water and 2 tablespoons of olive oil until completely smooth. Rest the batter at least 2 hours — the flour hydrates and any raw taste mellows out.
- Skim off any foam and whisk in the salt. The batter should pour like thin cream.
- Heat your oven to its maximum with a heavy pan or pizza stone inside until ripping hot. Farinata needs violent heat to set crisp.
- Oil the hot pan generously, pour in a thin layer of batter — no more than a quarter inch — and bake 15 to 20 minutes until the edges brown and blister.
- Slide it out, shower with black pepper and rosemary, and cut into wedges.
- Serve scorching hot, straight from the pan. Farinata waits for no one — it goes leathery as it cools.