🇺🇾 Uruguayan Cuisine

Fainá

Chickpea Flatbread

Prep Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Difficulty Easy
Calories 147 kcal

A thin, crispy-edged chickpea flour flatbread baked in a scorching hot oven until golden with dark blistered spots, always served as a companion to pizza — stacked on top of a slice.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Whisk chickpea flour into warm water gradually, ensuring no lumps. Add salt and 2 tbsp olive oil.
  2. 2 Let batter rest at room temperature for at least 45 minutes (or up to 4 hours for best results).
  3. 3 Preheat oven to maximum (250-280C). Oil a large pizza pan generously with remaining olive oil.
  4. 4 Skim any foam from batter surface. Pour batter into the hot oiled pan — it should be very thin.
  5. 5 Bake for 15-20 minutes until the top is golden with dark spots and edges are crispy.
  6. 6 Season with black pepper and rosemary if desired. Cut into wedges.
  7. 7 Serve immediately, traditionally placed on top of a pizza slice.

Did You Know?

In Montevideo, ordering 'pizza con faina' means getting a slice of pizza with a slice of faina stacked on top — eating them together in one bite is the authentic Uruguayan way.