Schiacciata con l’uva

Sweet Bread with Grapes.
Schiacciata con l’Uva (Flatbread with Grapes) is another traditional peasant dessert, typical during the early autumn grape harvest. Peasant families who worked the vineyards made this dessert with leavened bread, olive oil, sugar and grapes from the harvest. Canaiolo, an indigenous Tuscan grape, was the grape of choice (it together with Sangiovese form the base of Chianti); favored for its big size that renders them extra soft and sweet upon baking. It should be noted that it is absolutely forbidden to remove the seeds from the grapes in the traditional recipe, and the crushing of the seeds with your teeth is an integral aspect of this dish.

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