Inuliata (Corsican; sometime frencified ininuliate;[1] pl.inuliate; meaning: "oiled" ) is aCorsicancake generally shaped as a circle, made ofyeast dough. The cake is typical of thecuisine of Corsica and originates from the city ofAjaccio inCorse-du-Sud.[1]Inuliata is prepared during theEaster week.[1]
Its main ingredients arewheat flour,yeast,powdered sugar, olive oil and drywhite wine.[1] A dough is prepared with flour, almost all the sugar and the oil, white wine at yeast dissolved in some water.[1] The dough is kneaded, left to rest and rolled out in a circle 1.5 cm high.[1] Its edges are thoroughly pinched by hands and the dough is pierced with a fork.[1] The cake is brushed with olive oil (thence its name), dusted with the rest of the sugar, put on a plate greased with olive oil and baked one hour in moderate oven.[1]
