Salted Pizza Bites / Crescentine Salate

MAKES AT LEAST 3 1/2 DOZEN

Not everything at Nannini’s, Siena’s famous pastry shop, is sweet; there are savory offerings too, like mini vegetable and cheese tarts, sandwiches with every type of meat and cheese or vegetable filling imaginable, and crescentine, small pizza-like bread studded with flecks of rosemary that are deep fried.

They make a great snack or an antipasto served with olives and chips of pecorino cheese. The dough is easy to make in a food processor or by hand. Crescentine are best served warm the day they are made.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups King Arthur™ Unbleached, All-Purpose Flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary needles
  • 2/3 cup dry white wine
  • 4 cups vegetable oil
  • Coarse sea salt for sprinkling on top
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Directions

  1. Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl. Work in the butter and rosemary, then add the wine a little at a time until a soft ball of dough is formed. Roll the dough into a 12-x-11-inch rectangle, then trim the piece to 10-x-10. Cut 2-inch squares. Reroll the scraps to make more.
  2. Heat the oil in a deep fryer or heavy-duty pot until a thermometer registers 375 F. Fry the crescentine in the oil until golden brown. Remove them with a slotted spoon to a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Sprinkle the crescentine with salt and serve warm.
  3. Variation: Use a combination of herbs or add 1/2cup of minced prosciutto to the dough.

This recipe was featured on Season 14 - Episode 1412.

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