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Schiacciata – the florentine snack
INGREDIENTS
- 250 ml of warm water – about 1 cup
- 25 gr dry yeast – about 1 tsp
- 450 gr flour – about 3 cups
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 70 ml extra-virgin olive oil – about 1/4 cup, plus more for drizzling on top
- sea salt to sprinkle on top
Directions
- In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes while it reactivates.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt, olive oil and dissolved yeast. Knead until smooth, about 10 minutes. Place in oiled bowl, cover and let rest in warm spot for about 1 to 1 ½ hours. » Read more…
ACF Fiorentina – Cap 4 – From 2000 to today
The club was promptly re-established in August 2002 as Associazione Calcio Fiorentina e Florentia Viola with shoe and leather entrepreneur Diego Della Valle as new owner, and was admitted into Serie C2, the fourth tier of Italian football. The only player to remain at the club in its new incarnation was Angelo Di Livio, whose commitment to club’s cause further endeared him to the fans. Helped by Di Livio and 30-goal striker Christian Riganò, the club won its Serie C2 group with considerable ease, which would normally have led to a promotion to Serie C1. However, due to the bizarre Caso Catania (Catania Case) the club skipped Serie C1 and was admitted into Serie B, something that was only made possible by the Italian Football Federation‘s decision to resolve the Catania situation by increasing the number of teams in Serie B from 20 to 24 and promoting
Fiorentina for “sports merits”. In the 2003 off-season, the club also bought back the right to use the Fiorentina name and the famous shirt design, and re-incorporated itself as ACF Fiorentina.
The club’s unusual double promotion was controversial, with some suggesting that Fiorentina did not deserve it. However, the club remained in Serie B and managed to finish the 2003-04 season in sixth place. This put the Viola in a two-legged playoff against Perugia (the 15th-place finisher in Serie A) for a top-flight place during the next season. Fiorentina completed their remarkable comeback by winning the match 2–1 on aggregate, with both goals scored by Enrico Fantini, to gain promotion back to Serie A. » Read more…