Tigelle montanare

Mountain tigelle

 Tigelle!!!! A simple and convivial traditional mountain food to share with friends for an aperitif or an informal dinner.

Ingredients:

  • 500g "0" flour (or any other type of flour: whole wheat, type 1, ...)
  • 15g salt
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or lard
  • 25g fresh yeast
  • 150ml milk
  • 100ml sparkling mineral water

Preparation:

  1. dissolve the fresh yeast in lukewarm milk (37°C)
  2. add the dissolved yeast and milk to the flour, which has been previously placed in a stand mixer or mounded on a pastry board
  3. add the water and start kneading
  4. add the salt and oil and continue kneading
  5. if the dough is too stiff, add a little water; if it's too soft, add a little flour
  6. remove the dough from the stand mixer and continue kneading by hand until smooth and uniform
  7. make a cross cut on the dough and let it rise until doubled in volume (about 2 hours, but it depends on the season, humidity, temperature, ...)
  8. take small portions of dough and form them into balls with your hands, like meatballs
  9. take a dough ball and use a rolling pin to shape it into a desired rounded thickness (1 cm or more)
  10. cook the tigelle in a cast iron tigelliera directly on the stove or in an electric tigelliera
  11. serve the tigelle hot, as soon as they turn golden, accompanied by cold cuts, spreadable cheeses with optional rocket. The last one should be eaten with Nutella or jam to end on a sweet note.

Tips

To make the tigelle lighter and more digestible

  1. avoid adding oil or lard
  2. use only 10g of fresh yeast or even less. However, this will result in much longer rising times (at least 12 hours).

If there are any leftovers at the end of dinner (which is unlikely), they can be frozen and eaten in the following days after heating them in a toaster. They won't be as good, but they will still be enjoyable, and avoiding waste will be an important gesture of respect for the environment.

How to serve them

Tigelle should be eaten hot, so it's important to bring them to the table in a basket wrapped in a napkin to keep them warm.

If you prefer to have them ready-made, you can buy ours from Lina sapori e delizie, which are handmade and prepared following the traditional recipe written in family notebooks. To buy them click HERE

Additional Information

Cast iron tigelliera: available in houseware stores or major supermarkets in Bologna and Modena or on Amazon

Electric tigelliera: available in houseware stores or major supermarkets in Bologna and Modena or on Amazon

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