The ‘mbriulata is a typical product of Aragona, in the province of Agrigento. The good Sicilian housewives prepared it so that their men could have a unique and substantial meal, which could support them all day long in the hard work of the fields. It is a dish that is preserved well, even for a few days and it is prepared especially to celebrate Christmas night.
‘Mbriulati Siciliani
Course: AppetizersDifficulty: Medium4
servings3
hoursIngredients
00 Flour – 4 Cups
Sugar – 1 Teaspoon
Dried Yeast – 1 Sachet
Salt – 2 Teaspoons
Water (warm) – 1 & 1/2 Cups
Olive Oil – 2 tablespoons
Eggs 1
Sesame seeds or Poppy seed
For the filling: black olives and sausage meat, but you can use basically anything ,pepperoni , spinach, onions ,etc.
Directions
- Bloom the yeast with warm water, sugar Set aside for a few minutes.
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Either by hand or a stand mixture add water/yeast to flour, then olive oil.
- Knead dough, then form into a ball, let raise for about and hour until double in size.
- Cut dough into 2 halves.
- Roll out as if making pizza. The dough has to be rolled extremely thin, almost see through without it ripping..
- Traditional M’briulati is generally stuffed with black olives and sausage meat, but you can use basically anything ,pepperoni , spinach, onions ,etc.
- Drizzle the dough with Olive Oil , then Top with filling, sausage, olives (amount is based on preference) you don’t want to put too much as it will make it too dense…
- Start rolling the dough with filling as if making a stromboli.
- Take the roll and form into a coil. Egg wash and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds.
- Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for about 50-60.minutes. This will depend on the oven and size of the M’Briulati.
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