Some time ago I shared with you my friend Marco’s recipe for piadine. They are a fantastic bread-like street food from Romagna in Italy, filled with all sorts of yummy goodies. I shared with you the recipe of a savory piadina filled with stracchino, prosciutto slices and rocket salad and I can tell you that only the thought of it makes my mouth water! Today instead I want to share the recipe for a piadina with sweet fillings. Yes, you read that right. Piadine are so versatile that can be both savory and sweet depending on the filling and on what you fancy that day! Cool eh? I tried 2 versions of very easy and ready made fillings that made deliciously sweet treats (but not overly sweet, as the piadina itself does not contain any sugar). I used apricot jam and Nutella… and I can tell you that these sweet piadine are the envy of French crêpes (pardon mes chéries)!
Ingredients (makes 3 big piadine):
500 gms – 2 cups flour
4 gm – 0.15 oz. soda bicarbonate
150 gms – 5.25 oz. lard
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp honey
About 200 ml – 7 oz. water or enough to make a smooth dough
Fillings
Jam (I used apricot, but you can use your favourite jam)
Nutella
Put all the ingredients in a mixer with a dough hook and knead for a couple of minutes, till the dough comes together and looks smooth (add the water little by little as the dough is being kneaded). You can also do this by hand but it will require a longer kneading time.
Make 3 smaller balls of dough and roll them into 3 circles about 3 mm thick.
Poke their surfaces with a fork to avoid bubbles forming while they are cooking. If bubbles form while cooking, flatten them with a fork.
Cook them on a hot non stick or cast iron skillet (or frying pan). The pan has to be hot, but I’d suggest you lower the flame when you put the piadina to cook as it should not cook too quickly or the piadina will come out hard and break when you put the filling in.
When the piadina starts to brown, flip it over and while it is cooking on the other side add the filling.
I used apricot jam for one of them and Nutella for the other 2. Once it has cooked on the other side, close it in half and remove from the fire.
Serve it warm and enjoy.
My mouth is watering, those look very good! I’ve had savory piadine before but never thought to make them sweet. I will have to try this!
This looks so delicious! 😀
Seems very easy and simple but I’ll have to try out before I know! 😉
I have been on a baking kick lately and I LOVE this!
so simple and easy and oh so tempting!
Just discovered your blog via Nuts about Food… and what a find! I love the idea of sweet piadine – all that bready goodness but with a delicious sugary filling. Yum.
Ohhh thank you so much for stopping by! I am really happy to “meet” you!!! 🙂
I am looking forward to making these, and so many ideas for fillings. Years ago my aunt used to make something called hot bread which looks very similar to this. Thanks Manu this is great!
It’s my first time hearing and learning about Piadine and what a yummy snack! This will satisfy my carb craving. =)
Great thing for breakfast! And you can have any filling with them!
Mmmmh, piadina con Nutella…fantastica!
I’ve never heard of piadina, but after looking at the ingredients, and how you make them, they seem very similar to tortillas but a little thicker. The addition of honey IN the dough and then the jam (I’m a jam lover!) – those ingredients make these very special. YUMMY!
Mmmmmm…your piadine with oozing apricot jam looks so tempting! My girls will definitely love this in their bentos!
I have never heard of piadine before, but they look delicious!
Wow, these look amazing. The almond and nutella filling sound so good and that’s great that you can make these sweet or savory- so much potential!
These look delicious. I love warm bread-desserts! Mouth watering!
Am waiting for my new stand mixer to get here and am looking for a recipe to test it and this looks like a very good competitor!
You know I am all over the Nutella filled one! These sound great! They look pretty easy too!
I always wanted to know how to make the Piadine, I really like it with some olive oil and salt…but never imagine can be filled with a sweet thing…I think with Nutella should be wonderful.
Thanks Manu for spreading the word on piadine romagnole! The singer Samuele Bersani in 1995 had the idea to export them (do you remember the song “Freak”?), but no one has yet succeeded 🙂
Grande citazione! But he wanted to export them only to India, Manu is making a much more comprehensive effort 😉
hehehehe I repeat… think of a franchise piadineria… ;P
HAHAHAHA Of course I remember… how could I not??? It’s a song of my teen years… 😉 I must admit that the thought occurred to me… hehehehe Maybe we could open a franchise? Sydney, Vancouver and Minneapolis?????? 😉
These look really good. I’ve not heard of them until now. I’d have a hard time not eating the whole batch.
Something new. I sure have learned of a lot of different foods from around the world on your site and some others.
These looks so delicious.
I have never heard of piadina. They look kind of like a quesadilla, only way better! I’m anxious to try your recipe. Love your detailed “how to” photos.
Manuuuuu, what a temptation! I love piadina, savory or sweet doesn’t matter… I want one!!! 🙂
You’re so making these when you come to visit…
Buzzed!
Hello Nutella. Love that photo of it just oozing out of the piadine. Please please come to Israel and cook for me. thanks 🙂
Thanks for the intro to piadine, something to add to my list of must try. They do look like they would make a tasty snack!
I’ve always loved piadine but never thought to make it. These look really good!
I never had piadine before, but by looking at the pic makes me tempting! Yes! loves apricot jam too!
Tq for sharing the recipe manu! 😉
Those look so good! A great idea.
Cheers,
Rosa