Spotlight on 'The Skitch' - Brasserie Bread

Skeee…chi..chi..aaahhh… Skiiiaaa…chee..tah.. Skik..kiiaa..ta…ta…

Our Italian flatbread brings the giggles at ordering time. For the record, it’s pronounced ‘Skee-CHIA-tah”, in this case, ‘Skee-Chia-Tah con Luva’. Or otherwise known as the ‘Skitch’ for the perpetually tongue-tied.

So what is the Schiacciata con l’Uva? The product many may have seen michael instructing the contestants to make on Masterchef is a beautiful Italian flatbread originating from Tuscany. Dark red seedless grapes are pressed gently into an Italian ciabatta dough, layered with raw sugar on top, finished with a brush of extra virgin olive oil and baked to a juicy bursting finish in the stone-hearth ovens. A traditional seasonal dish specific to the region, it usually an Autumn dish coinciding with the wine harvest (Vendemmia). The name Schiacciata con l’Uva roughly translates to Tuscan Grape Bread, or Wine Grape Pie.

Perfect as a rich and succulent afternoon tea-time snack and great with washed-rind cheese and Brie, it has a shelf life of about 2 days and is wonderful when reheated for 4-5 minutes in the oven at 180C.

Learn how to make the Schicciata con l’Uva.

On another note, we’ve been busy booking up our July Winter School Holiday Baking Program for the littlies, not to mention our new Brioche and Home Baker workshop! Old Faithful Sourdough class however, is still ruling the roost- enrolments are steadily chugging away into the September bracket of 2010. We’ve also gotten a great new Quality Assurance Manager – Caroline (who’s also an avid twitterer, Brazilian too, so you know who’s King of the hill in the office world cup sweep 😉 Dare you challenge her by going for Argentina in the stakes? I think not!

Some outtakes from June