Pogaca
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the dough
Rub fat into 1½ pounds of flour; add salt and yeast previously dissolved in a little lukewarm water and mix.
Knead well.
Occasionally sprinkle the dough with the remaining flour.
Ensure the dough is neither stiff nor soft.
Roll the dough out into the size and shape of a round baking dish.
Shape and bake
Oil or grease and flour the baking dish and place the dough in it.
Cover and let it rise for 15 minutes.
Prick with a fork, starting 1 inch from the edge and making circles spaced 1 inch apart.
If desired, brush with egg yolk.
Bake in a hot oven (425 °F) for about 1 hour.
When it is half done, set the oven to moderate.
Serve Pogaca cut into a long narrow strip.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Cake | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Plain flour
- Forms the gluten network that gives the dough its structure and chew.
- Yeast cake
- Ferments the dough so it rises and becomes airy.
- Fat
- Rubbed into the flour to tenderise the dough and add richness.
- Water
- Hydrates the flour and dissolves the yeast so gluten can develop.
The step that matters
Keeping the dough neither stiff nor soft. Dough hydration controls how well gluten develops and how the dough rises. Too stiff gives a dense result, while too soft makes it hard to handle and it may spread rather than hold its shape in the dish.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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