Name: Farinata di ceci (chickpea crêpes)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 160 gm chickpea flour (see note); 100 ml olive oil; ⅓ cup (loosely packed) rosemary (optional); To serve: lemon wedges

Farinata di ceci (chickpea crêpes)

Try making this Italian street-snack at home.

Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

Total

1H 20M

These crêpes are best eaten hot straight from the pan. Be sure to use a well-seasoned pan to prevent the batter from sticking. You’ll need to begin this recipe a day ahead to rest the batter. This recipe makes about 12 crêpes.

Ingredients

160 gm chickpea flour (see note)

100 ml olive oil

⅓ cup (loosely packed) rosemary (optional)

To serve: lemon wedges

Method

1.Place chickpea flour in a bowl, season to taste, then gradually whisk in 500ml water to form a smooth batter. Whisk in 1 tbsp oil and refrigerate overnight to rest.

2.Preheat oven to 200C. Whisk batter well to combine, heat a 19cm-diameter cast-iron pan over high heat, add ½ tsp oil and heat until smoking to season the pan. Add 1½ tbsp of batter, tip pan quickly so batter covers base, scatter with a little rosemary and cook until the base starts to crisp (2-3 minutes). Transfer to oven and cook until crêpe curls up at the edge (1-2 minutes). Repeat with remaining oil, batter and rosemary. Season crêpes generously with sea salt flakes and serve hot with lemon wedges.