Il casatiello napoletano Neapolitan Easter bread
Il casatiello napoletano Neapolitan Easter bread

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The casatiello is a traditional Neapolitan bread that is made as part of Easter celebrations. Typically donut shaped, it features a mixture of water, lard, lots of pepper, and brewer's yeast. It is also enriched with many different varieties of cheese; in particular, pecorino and cured meats are hidden inside. Sift flour and salt onto a clean work surface; make a well in the center.

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The ingredients needed to make Il casatiello napoletano Neapolitan Easter bread:
  1. Make ready 600 g flour
  2. Take 15 g active yeast
  3. Get 200 g lard
  4. Prepare 300 ml water at room temperature
  5. Make ready 200 g salame - chopped
  6. Make ready 300 g scamorza cheese - chopped
  7. Get 50 g Parmesan
  8. Make ready 50 g Pecorino
  9. Take 4 eggs + 1 egg yolk
  10. Get Lots of black pepper
  11. Prepare Teaspoon salt (don't over do it)
  12. Get 24 cm round baking tray and a ramekin

For her it held all the symbolism of faith. Casatiello derives from case, which in Neapolitan dialect means "cheese", because of the use of cheese in the dough and in the filling. Casatiello Napoletano Recipe: Italian Easter Bread with Meat and Cheese Casatiello is a Neapolitan stuffed Easter bread: a traditional savory cake stuffed with cheese, salami and hard boiled eggs. You may also have heard of a similar recipe called Tortano , another Neapolitan bread recipe.

Instructions to make Il casatiello napoletano Neapolitan Easter bread:
  1. Prepare the ingredients
  2. Mix yeast in the water and leave for 5 minutes. Add flour to a bowl. Slowly add about half of the water and bring together. Add 50 g of the lard, salt and pepper. Continue adding the rest of the water while bringing together and forming a dough. Knead well. Cover with cling film and leave to proof for an hour
  3. After an hour. Put the dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper and roll it out with a rolling pin, rectangle shape. Spread a tablespoon of lard on top, use a spatula or your hands. Sprinkle with black pepper. Add a spoonful of the Parmesan and Pecorino. Fold up lengthwise
  4. Then like a parcel. Put the parchment paper back on top. Roll out rectangle shape (about 40 CM long) and repeat process twice more until lard and cheese is finished. Then roll out for final time, 40cm long. Cut a tiny piece of dough off each end and set a side. Add the chopped salame and scamorza cheese
  5. Roll up like a sausage. Get a 24cm round baking tray and a ramekin. Grease it well. Add the dough inside and squish it down gently to take the shape doughnut shape. Cover with cling film and leave to proof for at least 3 hours or overnight, I left it overnight because the flavours mix better
  6. The next day. Wash and dry 4 eggs, raw, not boiled. Place inside as shown. Take the tiny piece of saved dough and create a cross over each one. Take the yolk of the 5th egg and glaze all over. Bake at 160 for 1 hour. Test it's cooked using a toothpick. Eat on Easter Sunday and Monday. Take the egg out, shell it, and eat with the bread as a starter 😊😍

Casatiello Napoletano Recipe: Italian Easter Bread with Meat and Cheese Casatiello is a Neapolitan stuffed Easter bread: a traditional savory cake stuffed with cheese, salami and hard boiled eggs. You may also have heard of a similar recipe called Tortano , another Neapolitan bread recipe. The difference lies in the way eggs are added: in […] Neapolitan Easter Bread: recipe of the casatiello from Naples. The casatiello is a Neapolitan Easter Bread with cheese and salami to be made for Easter. It's a really traditional recipe just like the pastiera or every other recipe you can find by clicking here.

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