Grape Pie


Servings: 6
Prep time: 30
Cooking time: 30
INGREDIENTS
  • - 1 kg of grapes
  • - 250 g of wheat flour type 00
  • - 120 g of sugar
  • - 1 egg
  • - 25 g of extra virgin olive oil
  • - 2 tablespoons anise
  • - 15 g of yeast
  • - 1 teaspoon salt
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Form the classic fountain with the flour, pouring in the center of the egg, salt, oil, 40 g of sugar, a tablespoon of anise seed and the yeast dissolved in 60 ml of lukewarm water. Knead the dough with your hands until it is smooth and elastic. Form a ball and place it in a bowl, cover with a clean cloth and let stand for about 40 minutes or, at least, until the dough has doubled in volume.
  2. Wash, mean while, the grapes and then roll hem on a towel or paper towel to dry them well. Grease a cake pan of 24 cm in diameter.
  3. Take the risen dough, divide in half and roll out two sheets of the same size of the pan.
  4. Lay the first sheet in the mold and cover with a thick layer of grapes, taking care however not to overlap them. You’ll need about half of it. Then sprinkle evenly 1-2 tablespoons of sugar and half a teaspoon of aniseed.
  5. Cover with the second sheet and with as many grapes and also sprinkle this with 1-2 tablespoons of sugar and the rest of anise.
  6. Leave the cake to rise, covered, at room temperature, for about twenty minutes.
  7. Bake at 180 ° C for 30 minutes; the cooking time may vary slightly depending on the quantity and quality of the grapes.