Test Kitchen Notes
What a delicious treat! I pre-baked the flat bread so that we could grill it outside, and it grilled up beautifully. The clams were sweet, and the sauce was full of flavor from the broth and wine, spices, onion and garlic (I used 2 cloves as the recipe doesn’t say). The sharp Parmesan and pepper flakes finish it off beautifully. I’ll certainly make this again, and will look to sneak some clams on a more traditional pizza in the future because this was so very good. —LLStone
Ingredients
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3/4 cup
unbleached Flour plus more for dusting
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1/4 cup
whole wheat flour
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1 pinch
Seasalt
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1 teaspoon
Thyme
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1/2 cup
Romano or Parmesan Cheese, coarsely grated
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12 ounces
whole canned Clams, drained broth saved
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1/2
Red Onion sliced thinly
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1 1/2 teaspoons
Fennel Seeds
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2
Bay Leaves
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1/2 cup
White Wine
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Seasalt & Fresh Ground Black Pepper
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1 bunch
Fresh Parsley finely chopped
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red chile Flakes to taste
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Olive Oil as required...
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1/2 cup
Warm Water
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1/2 cup
Whole Milk or Half & Half
Directions
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1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
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2. For the dough, add the dry ingredients - flour and salt - in a bowl and mix. Gently pour in the warm water and a touch of olive oil and combine (if the dough is too sticky, just add some more flour until it smooths out).
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3. Generously apply white flour to a clean surface and knead the dough by hand for a few minutes; apply more white flour as needed.
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4. Pour some olive oil into a bowl and roll the kneaded dough around until the oil coats the outside of the dough. Cover with a dry cloth and let it sit; approximately 30 minutes to an hour.
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5. While dough is resting, you can go ahead and prepare the clams. In a non stick pan, heat up olive oil and add onion, garlic, bay leaves, fennel seeds, and pinch red chili flakes. After a few minutes, add salt and pepper and continue sauteing for an additional 5 minutes. Once onions have turned transparent, add white wine and cook -with pan covered - until simmering.
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6. Add clam broth to pan and Add milk and cook remaining liquid for approximately 30 minutes, or until it thickens in consistency. Ensure final texture is not too dry (this will serve as the "sauce," so use your judgment as to when it's done). While liquid is cooking, put dough back on a floured surface and gently roll back into a ball. Incorporate thyme and then cover with cloth or plastic wrap and let sit for additional 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, roll out dough to desired thickness with rolling pin.
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8. Sprinkle a baking sheet with cornmeal and place rolled out dough on top. Spread dough with reduced clam mixture and top with clams. Top with half of grated cheese Bake for 10-15 minutes. Cooking times vary, but the flatbread will be done when the crust is slightly charred.
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9. To garnish flatbread, sprinkle with chopped parsley, red chili flakes, the other half of the grated cheese and olive oil.
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