Blogging Marathon# 64: Week 2/ Day 3
Theme: Cook from 1 European Cuisine — Italian
Dish: Italian Piadina Sandwich
Traditional piada are made with white flour, lard or olive oil, salt and water. I subbed some of the white flour with wholewheat flour and the lard with vegetable shortening. These piada are very much like our kulchas and are leavened with baking powder. These are rolled out very thin unlike the kulchas that are a bit thicker.
For the filling, I used some roasted vegetables, chopped greens and a garlic, sun-dried tomato flavored cheese sauce (recipe from here). Piadadough can be refrigerated for couple of days and then they can be made fresh whenever you like. But if you are lazy to bring out the rolling pin every time, then make the piadas, let them cool, wrap tightly in foil and freeze for up to a month. Microwave until pliable, fill, fold and enjoy!!
Recipe from the Kitchn:
Italian Piadine Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups All purpose flour
- 1¼ cups Wholewheat Flour (or use 2½cups of all purpose flour)
- 1½ tsps Baking powder
- ¾ tsp Kosher Salt
- 2 tbsps Shortening Vegetable
- ¾ cup Water
For the Filling:
- Lettuce As needed Chopped or other baby greens
- Savory Cheese Sauce As needed
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl or a bowl of a stand mixer, combine flour(s), baking powder and salt. Add the vegetable shortening and mix until the mixture is crumbly.
- Add the water; mix and knead until a smooth and soft dough forms. Cover and set aside for for about 30 minutes.
- When ready to cook, divide the dough into 3~4 equal size pieces (3 pieces for large piadine and 4 for smaller ones). Shape each piece of dough into a roll and cover.
- Roll each piece into 8~9" round flatbread. Place it on a hot griddle and cook on medium-high flame for 1~2 minutes on both sides until brown spots form. Transfer the cooked piadina to a clean dishtowel and keep covered. Repeat with the remaining dough.
- To make the Piada Sandwich: Place roasted vegetables, greens and cheese sauce on one half of the piadine, fold and serve right away.
Srivalli
That’s a lovely recipe Pavani, I love Piadina and the stuffing that goes in..enjoyed all your Italian dishes..
Priya Suresh
Just want to finish that ultimate sandwich,so tempting.
rajani
I haven’t heard about these before. They really do look like some of our own breads. Let me check out that filling, sounds delicious
Varadas Kitchen
So many similarities amount cultures. Looks just like a wrap. Nice one.
Nalini's Kitchen
Such a healthy and filling sandwich,sounds like wrap.
vaishali sabnani
Very interesting one Pavani , and actually unheard of .super recipe.
Gayathri's Cook Spot
These flat breads look so nice and the filling sounds so yum..
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
What a hearty wrap that is and the roasted vegetables sounds so yum!
Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi
A hearty meal in a wrap, Pavani.