Fugassin
The typical Fugassin, to which many festivals are dedicated in the Western Liguria and beyond, are sweet or savoury snacks with a triangular shape. Made of fried pizza dough and covered with chocolate (in the sweet version), mozzarella and speck (in the savoury one), they are delicious when hot.
Ingredients
500 grams of flour type 00
250 gr of potatoes
1 cube of brewer’s yeast
2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil
Salt
Water
Fry oil
Preparation
Boil the potatoes, peel them, mash them and let them cool well before adding the flour, the oil, the salt and the yeast dissolved in a little lukewarm water.
Knead until obtaining a firm but not excessively dry consistency. Cover with a damp cloth and let it to rise until doubling the volume.
Divide the dough into parts, forming rolls; flatten each piece, pulling it and giving it the shape of an elongated rhombus.
Lay the raw Fugassin on a floured surface and then fry them in little boiling oil, until they become swollen and brown.
Sprinkle with salt (or powdered sugar) and eat immediately, as long as they are hot by themselves or accompanied by cheese or salami. And a nice glass of wine, of course
