Piadina Romagnola

In the south-eastern portion of Emilia-Romagna, there is no restaurant that doesn't serve the famous and simple bread/sandwich called Piadina. People from this particular region of Italy are very proud of this recipe and they compete against each other to come up with the best combination of bread and filling. In fact, it has become one of the main dishes that you must try if you visit this area. All you need to make 4 Piadine is five ingredients: 160 mL of water, 2 gr of baking soda, 500 gr of flour, 10 gr of salt and 75 gr of lard. Dissolve the salt in the water and mix the baking soda with the amount of flour. Once you have done that, put everything in a large bowl and start mixing the ingredients for at least ten minutes. When the dough is done, let it rest for thirty minutes covered by a hand towel. Divide the dough into four parts and spread out each one with a rolling pin. After that, you finally get to cook your piadina. Use a non-stick skillet and cook both sides for about 3-4 minutes. You can stuff your piadina with anything. There is nothing that cannot be eaten with this Italian bread. I highly suggest that you try my favorite piadina with prosciutto (cooked ham), stracchino and rocket. I'm sure you won't regret it!