My Dad made this Neapolitan Easter bread Casatiello every Easter and it is just not Easter without it!It is a rich bread that celebrates the end of lent, and each bite tells of the celebration of the fact that Christ is risen! Here is my Dad's recipe:
Ingredients
1 Master Hearth Bread Dough Recipe OR use 1 frozen/defrosted bread dough OR use bread dough you purchase from a bakery such as Publix)
4 ounces provolone cheese
2 ounces mozzarella
1/4 - 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
8 ounces salami, crispy bacon, ham, but please, NO pepperoni!
4 ounces cold butter diced
2 hard boiled eggs diced
olive oil
fresh ground black pepper
For the top: 3-6 eggs raw and dyed
egg wash: 1 egg white and a tablespoon water whisked together
Directions
Chop the salami and provolone into bit size pieces, chunks work best if you can get thick pieces of cheese and salami. Grate the Parmesan and mozzarella. Mix the meat, eggs, butter and cheeses together along with lot's of fresh black pepper.
Make the Italian bread dough and after the first rising spread the bread dough on lightly floured surface.
Either just siewsdx filling on counter and knead it in OR
Roll out dough and press filling in all over including ends!
Roll out dough and press filling in all over including ends!
And roll up like a short fat cinnamon roll sealing ends.
Place on parchment lined pan (one with edges is good as there may be some leakage)
Place the raw eggs in crevices of your choice.
Cover and allow to rise for 1 hour.
Place on parchment lined pan (one with edges is good as there may be some leakage)
Place the raw eggs in crevices of your choice.
Cover and allow to rise for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 450
Brush top of bread (not eggs) with egg wash and bake for 15 minutes. Turn heat down to 375 and bake another 20 minutes golden brown.
Allow to cool and serve at room temp.
Note: I make mine the day before Easter and then cool completely at room temp. Than I cover with plastic and keep in fridge over night. The next morning I take it out to come back to room temp several hours before meal.
Brush top of bread (not eggs) with egg wash and bake for 15 minutes. Turn heat down to 375 and bake another 20 minutes golden brown.
Allow to cool and serve at room temp.
Note: I make mine the day before Easter and then cool completely at room temp. Than I cover with plastic and keep in fridge over night. The next morning I take it out to come back to room temp several hours before meal.


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