socca from vieux nice

Socca is an amazing and addicting thing, and it needs only one uncommon ingredient - chick pea flour.

I made this to reward my daughter's performance at her gymnastics meet, and my basis for comparison is the recipe at the David Lebovitz web site (see my other review). I think I like the Lebovitz version a bit more -- it is flavored with cumin rather than rosemary. Also I tried following the instructions to cook this in cake pans. For me this was really difficult - they stuck in the pan and broke into tiny pieces when prying them out. The remainder I cooked in my cast iron frying pan - and it worked better.

If you have chick pea flour, make these using any recipe. You'll love their crunchy goodness.