Sardinian · Italian

Seadas

Name: Seadas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 300 g fine semolina flour; 40 g lard; 140 ml water lukewarm; 350 g fresh pecorino grated; 1 lemon zested; 120 g honey; 750 ml vegetable oil for frying

Sardinian cheese pastries with warm honey

Crisp Sardinian semolina pastries filled with lemon-scented fresh cheese and finished with warm honey.

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Prep45 minsCook20 minsServes4DifficultyAdvanced

Bright, satisfying and built for real life.

This recipe brings together the generous flavours of Sardinian and Italian cooking in a format that works on a busy day. Read through the method before starting and adjust seasoning to your taste.

The recipe

Seadas

45 min prep20 min cook65 min total4 servings

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Ingredients

Method

1
Knead semolina, lard and water into a smooth dough and rest.
2
Warm the cheese gently with lemon zest until cohesive, cool and shape into flat discs.
3
Enclose each cheese disc between thin dough rounds and seal firmly.
4
Fry at 175°C until blistered and golden, drain and drizzle immediately with warm honey.

Seadas are Sardinian fried pastries enclosing fresh cheese, traditionally served hot under a drizzle of honey.