Reader's Digest Mediterranean Cookbook/Tess Mallos 1996

Majorcan Flat Bread (Coca Mallorquina)

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2 cocas


INGREDIENTS:
4 tablespoons olive oil 2 large onions, thinly sliced 4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 green pepper, deseeded and cut into strips 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into strips 2 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon salt freshly ground black pepper 1 quantity bread dough
3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted



1 Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the onions and cook gently for 7-8 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the garlic and the pepper strips and cook for 1 minute. Increase the heat, add the tomatoes and cook until they have softened and most of the moisture has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Leave to cool.
2 When the bread doush has risen, punch it down and divide in half. Roll out into oval shapes about 1 cm/1/2 inch thick. Place each oval onto an oiled baking sheet and press out the middle a little to give a thicker rim.
3 Spread the cooled tomato mixture evenly over the dough, leaving the edges uncovered. Sprinkle the top with pine nuts. Cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place for about 30 minutes until it has almost doubled in thickness. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/gas mark 7. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden. Serve hot, warm or cold.

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