Recipe - Pissaladiere

1 pound Cups all purpose flour; plus
3 cup (generous) all purpose flour
1 One fourth cup Water at 80 to 90 degrees
2 pack (6oz) fresh yeast or 2
1/4oz. packages dry yeast
2 tablespoon Olive oil
1 teaspoon Salt

FILLING INGREDIENTS
One fourth cup Extra virgin olive oil
12 cup Thinly cut or sliced up onions
1 cup Tomato puree
One fourth cup Sherry or red wine vinegar
One half cup Sugar
1 One half tablespoon Minced; fresh garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoon Capers for garnish

Chef: Eugenia Theodosopoulos

Restaurant: L'Aubergine

For filling, in one or two large frying pans over mediumhigh heat, add
extra virgin olive oil and onions. Stir to coat onions with olive oil. Cook
on mediumhigh heat for about 10 minutes and then reduce to mediumlow and
cook for about 20 minutes. Add garlic, sugar, salt, pepper and vinegar.
Cook for 10 more minutes and then add tomato puree. Stir well and cook for
20 more minutes until very wilted and soft. Taste for seasonings; should be
sweet and sour. Set aside to cool.

NOTE: Filling may be prepared 1 to 2 days ahead.

For dough, mix water and yeast in electric mixer bowl. Let rest for 10
minutes. Add flour and olive oil. Mix on medium speed with dough hook for
about 2 minutes. Add salt and mix for 2 more minutes. Remove from pan, mix
for about 1 minute until satiny. Oil plastic or glass bowl, turn dough
around to coat. Cover with towel and let raise at room temperature until
doubled in volume. In 16inch x 12inch pan (or 2 round pans), spread out
dough to cover bottom of pan to even thickness. Spread onion mixture over.
Bake in preheated 425degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until crust is
browned. Allow to rest for 15 minutes before cutting.

Best served at room temperature. Cut into squares (can remove outer crusts
if like) and decorate with capers, anchovies or olives.

Makes about 40 squares for hors d'oeuvres.

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 664 by CuisineArt@aol.com on Feb
1, 1998