With cherry tomatoes the gluten-free friselle are amazing!

Perfect for celiac and intolerant people, the homemade gluten-free friselle are inspired by the Apulian cuisine. Here are our tips for preparing them.

Anyone who has been to the magnificent Puglia at least once cannot fail to know the friselle, a sort of crouton, served after soaking in water, and enriched with every good thing. The most common dressing is based on cherry tomatoes which is the same one we want to offer you for our gluten-free friselle. That’s right, you understood very well: the symbol of Apulian cuisine can be transformed into a dish also suitable for celiacs.

To do this you will need to get a mix of gluten-free flours suitable for bread and pizza. Unfortunately, when it comes to leavened products, it is always better to avoid do-it-yourself blends because they could compromise the success of the recipe. For the rest, the preparation does not hide great pitfalls. Are you curious to discover all the steps?

How to prepare the recipe for gluten-free friselle

1. First, dissolve the yeast in warm water.
2. Then add the flour and start kneading.
3. About halfway, so that it does not come into direct contact with the yeast , add the salt and oil.
4. Finish kneading by hand, on a pastry board so as to obtain a homogeneous mixture.
5. Cover and let rise for 2 hours .
6. Then sprinkle the work surface with corn flour and lay the dough.
7. Detach portions of 50 grams , work them to form a loaf and then close by pressing well as if you wanted to give the shape of a tarallo.
8. Let it rise a second time in the oven that is turned off with the light on for an hour .
9. Then cook the friselle in a ventilated oven at 200 ° C for 15-20 minutes .
10. Let them cool then cut them in half lengthwise.
11. Arrange them on the baking sheet with the cut facing up and bake for another 15 minutes at 180 ° C.

Your gluten-free friselle are ready to be served, enriched with ingredients of your choice. We love them with cherry tomatoes and you? Alternatively you can also prepare traditional friselle , perfect if you do not have intolerance problems.

storage

Once baked, the friselle can be stored in a paper bag for over a month. When it is time to use them, simply soften them with a little water and serve them.