‘Prođe leto, dođe jesen, sa drveta pade kesten…’
Neči su tradicionalne palačinke sa severa Toskane koje se
prave od kestenovog brašna i peku u posebnim tučanim tiganjima na vatri. Za moderne,
gradske potrebe možemo koristiti bilo koji tiganj koji se ne lepi.
‘Summer is over, autumn
is near, a chestnut fell from the tree, hear…’
Necci are the pancakes traditionally made in the North of Tuscany with chestnut flour and baked in special,
cast iron pans in an open fire. In modern, urban circumstances, any non-stick pan will
do.
Sastojci:
Ingredients:
1 šolja vode
1 šolja kestenovog brašna
prstohvat soli
za nadev: sir rikota i med
1 cup water
1 cup chestnut flour
a pinch of salt
for the filling:
ricotta cheese and honey
Umutiti kestenovo brašno, vodu i malo soli tako da se svi
sastojci dobro sjedine. Tiganj podmazati maslinovim uljem. Sipati malu kutlaču
smese i peći s obe strane. Nakon svake palačinke ponovo podmazati tiganj
maslinovim uljem.
Mix the chestnut flour,
water and salt well. Grease the pan with olive oil. Pour a small ladle of batter
into the pan, bake on each side. Always
grease the pan again before pouring the batter.
Filovati rikotom i medom, ili bilo kojim slanim ili slatkim
nadevom po želji.
Fill with ricotta and
honey, or any desired sweet or savoury ingredient.
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Ovo je još jedan ‘sirotinjski’ recept, savršen u svojoj
jednostavnosti. Nekada davno, neči su se pekli na otvorenom ognjištu na koje bi
se postavila zemljana posuda prekrivena kestenovim lišćem. Preko lišća bi se
sipalo testo, prekrivalo novim slojem lišća, pa novom zemljanom posudom, i ceo proces
ponavljao. Na taj način palačinke bi od lišća poprimile dodatnu aromu, kao i
prelepu šaru.
This is yet another
example of ‘cucina povera’, poor people’s food, wonderful in its simplicity. A long time ago, necci used to be baked in open fire, by placing large earthenware dishes
directly in flames, lined with chestnut leaves. The batter would be spread over
the leaves, followed by another layer of leaves, pressed by another earthenware dish and
the entire procedure repeated. Thus, the pancakes would be
additionally infused with the aroma of the leaves, and given a beautiful,
natural pattern.
