Focaccia Potatoes and Bacon. The pizza is the undisputed symbol of our culinary tradition. To all of you will ever definitely turning between the various regions of Italy to taste the many and different cakes that are produced in different places, the Apulian, the Tuscan, the cacciannanze, the white one, cakes with different fillings ranging from tuna to pickles, the artichokes, stuffed with various meats or with green and black olives, Nutella or even fried.
The cake has a long tradition and do not forget that "it is a simple dish". Today we are going to prepare a very simple recipe, but that will charm you with its softness and the combination of ingredients that compose it strictly "poor": Focaccia Potatoes and Bacon.
My grandparents told me often that the war in the middle of "poverty" when it was possible prepared together with homemade bread every week even this simple focaccia adding some potatoes blanched and some cubes of bacon jealously guarded in the pantry.
Preparation of Focaccia Potatoes and Bacon
Prepare the dough for homemade pizza. If you are not a pizza expert and you are looking for how to properly prepare the dough, I invite you to click this link to our previous post "dough for homemade pizza" which is clearly explained step by step how to prepare a perfect dough.
Once the preparation of the dough, proceed to cut it into balls 250 grams, place them in a container with a lid and let rise for about two hours until it will be doubled of its volume.
Preparation of Focaccia Potatoes and Bacon
The drafting of pizzas: On this topic we have been given much space in our website, It will be of help to all beginners click this link for more information, and watch videos of the writing of our pizzas school pizza.
Blanch the potatoes a few minutes in boiling salted water and cut your pleasure cubed or sliced. Instead I would suggest as regards the bacon a more careful selection. Okay "poor pizza", but not tasteless. Do not use common bacons easily obtained commercially diced, but direct your choice towards a seasoned bacon not too thin, asking your trusted butcher to cut it into slices about one centimeter thick which later cut into small cubes.
Roll out the balls of dough to form discs of dough by the diameter of 30 cm, add the potatoes, bacon, extra virgin olive oil, salt and fresh rosemary.
Bake in your oven preheated to a temperature of 250/300 degrees for 10 minutes, until the edge of the pizzas will prove to be perfectly golden.
It 'delicious food hot, but let a few pieces for the next day, you will be surprised by the quality of this pizza even if eaten cold.
If you want to know more about the bacon, Have a look at wikipedia.