Italian Pittule

Name: Italian Pittule
Ingredients: 1- 1/2 cup Water, Divided Use; 1- 1/2 teaspoon Instant Yeast; 1- 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour, divided use; 1 teaspoon Salt; 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil; Canola Oil, For Frying And For Coating The Dough; 1 Tablespoon Capers; 1/2 cans Chopped Tomatoes (200g)

8 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1- 1/2 cup Water, Divided Use
1- 1/2 teaspoon Instant Yeast
1- 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour, divided use
1 teaspoon Salt
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
Canola Oil, For Frying And For Coating The Dough
1 Tablespoon Capers
1/2 cans Chopped Tomatoes (200g)

Directions

1

Take 1 cup of warm water and pour on top the yeast.
2

Wait 10 minutes for the yeast to dissolve.
3

Take one cup of flour, place it in a bowl with salt.
4

Add the olive oil.
5

Slowly add in the water/yeast mixture and mix well till you get a really soft and sticky dough.
6

Drizzle a little canola oil in a bowl.
7

Then add the ball of dough, toss it around to coat it in oil.
8

Cover bowl of dough in plastic wrap and put in a warm place and let dough rise for at least 2 hours.
9

After the 2 hours the dough must have been doubled in size.
10

Now you can add the tomatoes (chopped) and capers.
11

Incorporate slowly to the dough and mix gently.
12

In a high sided saucepan pour some canola oil and heat it up.
13

When the oil starts boiling, with a tablespoon, drop in balls of dough and fry until they get a golden brown color.
14

Then remove and enjoy warm!