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Pizza di mosto cotto, Abruzzese cooked grape must cake

Pizza di mosto cotto, Abruzzese cooked grape must cake

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A traditional Abruzzo dessert, “pizza al vino” is made with cooked grape must and olive oil. This unique recipe requires cooking under a lid to achieve an…

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Recipe from Ensahequ, Nemo bis, LoStrangolatore and 4 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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“Pizza di mosto cotto” is a traditional dessert originating from the Abruzzo region, between the provinces of Chieti and Pescara, near Ortona. This old recipe uses cooked grape must and olive oil to create a unique dough. The cooking process is done under a lid, which gives the pizza an unmistakable flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting8 hr
  • Total9 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$11.81 $0.98 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

12 people
  • $4.08
  • $5.89
  • $0.42
  • $0.17
  • $1.25

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  2. Bring the cooked must and oil to a rolling boil.
  3. Pour une meilleure incorporation, add the boiling water gradually, in several additions, while keeping the saucepan on the stove between each addition to ensure the mixture remains hot.
  4. Mix the ingredients in a wooden bowl, gradually adding the walnuts, almonds, cinnamon, zest, and liqueur, until you have a dough with the consistency of gnocchi dough. ≈ 3 min
  5. Spread it out in a dish to form a 4 to 5 cm thick disc, and create a grid of shallow furrows (about ½ cm deep) in the surface, in squares of approximately 3 cm. ≈ 4 min
  6. Bake for approximately one hour, until a dark crust forms.
  7. Once the dish is out of the oven, immediately wrap it in 3 or 4 dishcloths and let it cool for several hours.

The bill

Pizza di mosto cotto, Abruzzese cooked grape must cake

  • 1 litre of cooked grape must (vincotto)$4.08
  • ½ litre of extra virgin olive oil$5.89
  • Approximately 1 kg of hard wheat flour$0.42
  • ground cinnamon$0.17
  • The zest of 3 oranges, grated$1.25

Total$11.81

that's $0.98 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 litre of cooked grape must (vincotto)
  • ½ litre of extra virgin olive oil
  • Approximately 1 kg of hard wheat flour
  • Grilled walnuts and almonds, in large pieces, to your liking.
  • ground cinnamon
  • The zest of 3 oranges, grated
  • Anise liqueur

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