Uncategorized
Fofi’s Ladenia
Our 5th offering for “Starting your Day the Greek Way” is the Cycladic Pizza: LADENIA – which is shared by Fofi @fofimeli from the family of @ladi_biosas.
“Ladenia is considered to be the oldest recipe for Pizza! It gets its name, ‘Ladenia’, from the olive oil used for the preparation and whose flavour dominates. Ladenia is a local taste of Kimolos, a small volcanic mountainous Greek island in the Aegean Sea.” Fofi
Fofi's Ladenia
Ingredients
For the dough you will need…
- 250 ml lukewarm water
- 7 g dry yeast
- 1 tbs sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp Ladi Biosas Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
- 500 g all-purpose flour
For the topping you will need…
- 300 g mini-roma or cherry tomatoes, cut into thin rounds
- 2 large red onions, cut into thin rounds
- 1 tsp Greek oregano
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 50 ml Ladi Biosas Organic EVOO to baste the baking pan
- 50 ml Ladi Biosas Organic EVOO to drizzle the Ladenia
Instructions
Preparing the Ladenia
-
To make the dough, add the water, yeast, sugar, salt and EVOO to a bowl - mix well
-
Gradually add the flour, mixing to form a dough. Knead the dough until it is smooth and even in texture
-
Form the dough into a ball, put it in a clean bowl and cover it with cling wrap
-
Leave it in a warm place for 30 minutes – until the dough doubles in size
-
For the topping, add the tomatoes, onions, Greek oregano, sugar, vinegar and EVOO to another bowl
-
VERY GENTLY toss all the ingredients (you do not want the tomatoes to release their juices)
-
Baste a baking pan (~30cm x 20.5cm) with EVOO
-
Place the dough into the pan
-
Gently press the dough with your fingers so that it spreads to the edges of the pan
-
Spread the tomato and onion slices on top
-
Drizzle the top of the Ladenia with EVOO
-
Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C fan-forced for 20 minutes
Serving the Ladenia
-
Serve the Ladenia for any meal!
-
Kali Orexi!