📋Socca or Farinata: Chickpea Flour Pancakes

Chickpea flour pancakes are called Farinata in Liguria, Socca in the South of France, Cecina in Tuscany, and Pannella in Sicily. This vegan, gluten-free, eggless chickpea crepe is simply made with chickpeas flour, water, and olive oil cooked over a wood fire. It is an ancient recipe that goes back to the Roman Empire and is now street food in many Mediterranean countries.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine French, Italian, Mediterranean

Diet Gluten Free, Vegan

Keyword chickpeas flour pancake, farinata, Socca

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

resting time 10

Total Time 25

Servings rounds

Calories 294kcal

Author Laura Tobin

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups chickpeas flour
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups fresh water
2 tablespoon olive oil
olive oil

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Sift the salt in the chickpeas flour
2 cups chickpeas flour, 1 teaspoon salt
Gradually add the water and the 2 tablespoon of olive oil
3 cups fresh water, 2 tablespoon olive oil
Cover with cling film and let it rest overnight at room temperature
Oil the pizza stone plate and put it into the oven at 430 F - 220C
olive oil
Once the oven is hot take the pizza stone out, brush again with olive oil and pour the mixture enough to cover the plate
Cook in the hot oven for 15 minutes
Remove from the stone and serve it

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Notes

The batter has to rest for 10 hours, so make it the day before and store at room temperature.
Mix the water gradually so you don't create lumps
If you don't have a pizza stone use a cast iron pan
Make sure the pan is very hot
Cut in slices to serve it

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