Crescentine (pan-cooked flatbread)


When travelling in Italy last year, I asked my friend Laura who lives in Bologna what she thought was the most popular street food where she lived. “Tigelle, without a doubt,” she replied. “We eat them with a little prosciutto or cheese, and a glass of wine.”

Ingredients

  • 250 gplain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 3 g instant dried yeast
  • 85 ml tepid water
  • 50 ml tepid milk
  • 3 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 12thin slices prosciutto or lardo
  • 200 gbuffalo mozzarella or stracchino, sliced or 50 g shaved parmesan, to serve