Sfincione (Sicilian New Years Pizza with Bread Crumbs, Onions, and Caciocavallo)

Name: Sfincione (Sicilian New Years Pizza with Bread Crumbs, Onions, and Caciocavallo)
Prep time: 1 d
Cook time: 1 d
Total time: 1 d
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 8 anchovy filets, finely chopped; 1 loaf Italian-style bread, cut into 1/2-inch slices; 794 grams whole tomatoes, crushed by hand or in a food mill; 113 grams caciocavallo cheese, grated on the large holes of a box grater; 496 grams (500 grams, about 3 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour; 1 serving Kosher salt; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling; 2 larges onions, finely diced (about 2 1/2 cups total); 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 347 grams 12.25 ounces water (see note); 5 grams (5 grams, about 1 teaspoon) instant or RapidRise yeast

The recipe Sfincione (Sicilian New Years Pizza with Bread Crumbs, Onions, and Caciocavallo) is ready in approximately 24 hours and is definitely an excellent dairy free and pescatarian option for lovers of Mediterranean food. This recipe makes 1 servings with 4528 calories, 146g of protein, and 87g of fat each. This recipe covers 82% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Plenty of people really liked this main course. Head to the store and pick up anchovy filets, kosher salt, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert.

Instructions

Add flour, salt, and yeast to a large bowl and whisk to combine.

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All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add olive oil and water and stir with a wooden spoon until no dry flour remains. Dough will be quite wet. Do not add more flour. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator at least 12 hours and up to 3 days. While dough ferments, make the breadcrumbs and sauce (both can be made ahead).

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Breadcrumbs

Olive Oil

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sauce

Water

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Wooden Spoon

Bowl

Make the Breadcrumbs: Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 300°F.

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Breadcrumbs

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Oven

Spread bread slices on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until completely dry, about 30 minutes. Break up bread into rough pieces with your hands then transfer to a food processor.

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Spread

Bread

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Food Processor

Baking Sheet

Oven

Add olive oil and cheese and process into a fine powder. Set aside until ready to use. Breadcrumbs can be stored in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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Breadcrumbs

Olive Oil

Cheese

Heat olive oil and onions in a large straight-sided sautée pan over medium high heat until sizzling. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until onions are deep golden brown, about 20 minutes total.

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Olive Oil

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add oregano, red pepper flakes, and anchovies and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Anchovies

Oregano

Add tomatoes and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer then reduce to lowest possible heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until deep red, rich, and thick, about 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and set aside. Sauce can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to one week.

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Tomato

Sauce

Salt

When ready to assemble, place a baking stone directly on the bottom of your oven and preheat the oven to 450°F.

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Oven

Pour half of oil in the bottom of a rimmed aluminum baking sheet. Carefully remove the dough from the bowl and form it into a ball.

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Dough

Cooking Oil

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Baking Sheet

Bowl

Pour remaining oil over the top and coat with your hands.

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Cooking Oil

Let rise at room temperature for 2 hours. The dough should spread to mostly fill the pan. Gently stretch and shape it to fill out to the edges.

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Spread

Dough

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Frying Pan

Let rise another 30 minutes.

Carefully spread a generous layer of sauce to within 1/4-inch of the edges of the dough, taking care not to deflate the dough excessively (You may not need all the sauce). The sauce will spread better if it's allowed to come to room temperature first.

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Sauce

Dough

Add a layer of grated cheese. Top the entire top surface with the cheesy bread crumbs (you may not need all the crumbs).

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Breadcrumbs

Cheese

Drizzle with more olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Bake directly on the stone until top is golden brown and bottom is crisp and bubbly when you peek with a metal spatula, about 25 minutes total, rotating once half way through cooking.

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Oven

Spatula