Pane: Bread
Standbys
Bread Pizza with Black Olives: Pizza di Pane
alle Olive Nere
A quick, tasty snack made by topping an
open-faced focaccia; it's perfect in the evening with a beer
too.
Difficulty: Easy
Bruschetta
Being rubbed with
garlic and drizzled with oil is one of the nicest things that can happen to
sliced bread. Ideal for barbecues too!
Difficulty: Easy
Bruschetta with Garlic Cream: Bruschetta con
Crema di Aglio
Something for the garlic lovers among us to
enjoy!
Difficulty: Easy
Focacce and Calzoni
Wonders
from the pizza oven.
Difficulty: Moderate to Intermediate
Easter Breads: Pani
Pasquali
Savory Easter breads filled with salami, cheese, and
other delights to bring joy to the home.
Difficulty: Intermediate to
Advanced
Pizza!
Arguably the
national dish, and certainly the best known abroad. Making the dough, topping
suggestions, and links to many recipes.
Difficulty: Moderate to Intermediate
Sfingiuni, Sfincione, and Pizza Fritta alla
Siciliana
Several recipes for a classic Sicilain
treat.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Taralli
Tasty snacks from
Southern Italy.
Difficulty: Moderate
Other Breads
Apulian Focaccia: Focaccette
Pugliesi
Focaccia stuffed with ricotta. A perfect snack!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cheesy Easter Bread: Torta di Pasqua al
Formaggio
This is actually a rich, cheesy bread, rather than a
pie, and a delight with salami and a good zesty red wine.
Difficulty:
Moderate
Cheesy Focaccia: Focaccia col
Formaggio
Cheese-filled focaccia is a stunning
treat.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cornetti & Brioches!
What
could be better for breakfast?
Difficulty: Advanced
Crescia
A cheesy, egg-rich
bread for Christmas and Easter, from the Marche.
Difficulty:
Moderate
Easter Bread: Pane di Pasqua
A
Neapolitan Easter bread with bell peppers, prosciutto, ham, and other
goodies.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Easter Bread: Pane Pasquale
A
simpler, but equally tasty Neapolitan Easter bread with salami and
cheese.
Difficulty: Moderate
Focaccia with Onions: Focaccia con le
Cipolle
Focaccia topped with onions, the traditional sendoff of
the Ligurian sailor.
Difficulty: Moderate
Focaccia with Sage: Focaccia con la
Salvia
A close cousin of the above, delicately flavored with
sage.
Difficulty: Moderate
Friselle
Puglia's dried bread
rings are heavenly topped with fresh tomatoes, olive oil, and hot peppers.
Difficulty: Moderate
Frozen-Dough Foccaccia
Quick
& tasty -- excellent as an antipasto, and easy enough for children to make
too.
Difficulty: Easy
Herb-laced Potato Bread: Pane di Patate alle
Erbe
A rich, herby potato bread with hard-boiled
eggs.
Difficulty: Moderate
Home-Baked Bread: Pane Casalingo
Home-baked bread: this isn't a holiday treat, but it is
good!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ligurian Focaccia: Focaccia
Ligure
The basic recipe.
Difficulty: Moderate
Panzanella
A simple, delicious
Tuscan bread salad.
Difficulty: Easy.
Pizza Rollup with Sausage and Pancetta: Pizza
Sfogliata con Salsiccia e Pancetta
A sheet of dough, covered
with sausage and pancetta, rolled up, coiled, and baked: Who could ask for
more?
Difficulty: Moderate
Scacciata
A tasty savory
Sicilian pie with tomatoes and Caciocavallo or Provolone cheese.
Sciovate Cunzate
Tomato-stuffed focaccia, a specialty of the town of Marsala.
Sfincione di San Giovanni
A
classic Sicilain treat, topped with tomatoes and onions.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Stuart Borken's Focaccia
An
excellent basic recipe for bakery-type focaccia, with a number of topping
suggestions.
Difficulty: Moderate
Yogurt Raita with Hot Pepper
Grissini
If you follow the recipe you'll obtain a zesty
antipasto, crunchy bread sticks with a creamy, cheesy dip. Omit the peppers
(and the dip) and you'll have Piemonte's classic bread sticks.
Difficulty:
Moderate
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what you're looking for, please
ask!
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