Sep 18, 2008

Baked Music-Paper Bread with Rosemary

While visiting Sardinia we were served this very simple and flavorful snack.

Credit: Brooke Slezak

2 sheets of pani carasàu
(music-paper bread)
Fruity olive oil
Fresh rosemary
Coarse salt

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Break bread into rough quarters. Moisten 1 quarter at a time in a pan of warm water until its edges soften, about 5 seconds. Transfer to a sheet pan in a single layer and set aside until pliable, about 1 minute.

2. Brush bread with some olive oil, then sprinkle with a generous pinch of rosemary and salt. Fold bread onto itself in thirds, then drizzle with more oil and sprinkle with more rosemary and salt. Bake until edges are crisp and centers are still a bit chewy, 12–15 minutes.

SERVES 4

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #68

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Ratings & Reviews (8)

by kirbychristian on 2008-09-22

great recipe if you know where the heck to get music paper bread??? does anyone have a recipe for this?

by carafein on 2008-10-09

i just googled it and came up with a few results. also called crispy cracker bread apparently.

by Una MIlanese on 2008-12-05

The bread is called Carta da musica (and not as
incorrectly stated in the recipe "pane carasau",
which is a recipe using carta da musica). Well stocked Italian food shops should have it or you can buy it online.
Believe me when I say that making it isn't very
doable at home. If you can find it, it lasts a
long time, even once opened. It used to be what Sardinian shepards
took with them when they left with their sheeps
for two-three months on the mountains of
Sardegna.

by ViviT on 2010-11-22

Oka-ay...it sounds grand but where in the H is one going to find "sheet music bread"?? Directions or substitutions would be appreciated! Something called "mountain bread" was available here through Costco but it seemed too dense for this. Dang, bread is so varied all over the world...but that's the fun of it!

by pinar on 2010-11-23

This can be substitute with phylo dough and it doesn't need to be moisten in water, just skip moisten the dough part and apply the rest, brush the dough with olive oil (every part of it) you can even use garlic infused olive oil, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, play with it and it should work very well, very crispy and yummy:)

by SUEINMI on 2011-11-29

http://www.gourmetsardinia.com/b_panecarasau.html

by JOEMAMMA on 2012-02-03

I have made Carta da musica a few times and while its a lot of fun, sometime it is easier to just buy something like this, however i have made this recipe with a number of different "flat breads" even Tortillas have worked in a pinch, just make sure, because there are so few ingredients in this recipe that everything you use is the best quality you can find/afford.

by HAWAII on 2012-12-15

This looks yummy!

Here's a recipe for the music http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/carta-da-musica-recipe

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