Scaccia Ragusana

Sicilian Pizza Babka

This traditional recipe for Scaccia Ragusana is a simple and unique bread preparation from Sicily. It's surprisingly easier to make than it looks!

With Layers of Dough, Sauce, and Cheese

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Dry Active Yeast Luke Warm Water Durum Wheat Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Kosher Salt All-Purpose Flour Canned Tomatoes Provolone Cheese

Main Ingredients

Servings:  1 loaf

Cook Time:  4 hrs 15 min

Step 1

Spread half of the tomato sauce over the middle third of the dough. Sprinkle with half of the cheese,

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Step 2

Then fold the two sides over on to the sauce so that they overlap by only a few inches in the middle.

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Step 3

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Spread the remaining sauce over the left two thirds of the dough, then sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.

Step 4

Fold the righthand unsauced side over the middle part of the sauced side.

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