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Italian Cheese Bread Recipe | Crescia | Pizza di Pasqua

This delicious recipe is made during Easter time and it is eaten with cold cuts, cheese or even for breakfast as a toast. Try it, you won't be disappointed!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories: 4032 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 2 yolks
  • A little lard
  • 150 g unbleached all purpose flour
  • 250 g bread dough make this from scratch recipe below or buy bread dough from the local baker
  • 180 g Parmigiano freshly grated
  • 120 ml extra virgin Umbrian olive oil
  • 100 g Pecorino cheese fresh, finely diced – don’t get one that’s too piquant
  • 100 g Parmigiano fresh, finely diced

Instructions

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  1. Break the eggs and the egg yolks into a bowl, salt lightly and stir in all the grated and diced cheese as well as the olive oil.
  2. Allow this mixture rest for at least four hours.
  3. Flour your work surface, spread the bread dough out over it, and work the remaining flour into it.
  4. Shape the dough into a mound, scoop a well into it and put the cheese mixture into the well, incorporating it well.
  5. Put the dough in an oiled bowl, cover it and place in a warm place to rise for at least two hours.
  6. Once it has risen, grease a high-sided round mold with the lard and put the dough into it.
  7. Cover the pan and let the dough rise another hour.
  8. Towards the end of the hour preheat your oven to 350 F
  9. Bake it for about 30 minutes and use a toothpick to test whether it comes out cleanly – if it doesn’t come out dry keep it there for another 10 or so minutes.
  10. Allow it to cool and turn out on a rack. Then slice it with a kitchen knife and serve it with cold cuts and cheeses.

Nutrition Information

Serving 80g Calories 4032kcal (202%) Carbohydrates 246g (82%) Protein 184g (368%) Fat 250g (385%) Saturated Fat 87g (435%) Cholesterol 1176mg (392%) Sodium 7071mg (295%) Potassium 725mg (21%) Fiber 8g (32%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 3835IU (77%) Calcium 4522mg (452%) Iron 14mg (78%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1loaf

Amount Per Serving

Calories 4032

% Daily Value*

Serving 80g
Calories 4032kcal 202%
Carbohydrates 246g 82%
Protein 184g 368%
Fat 250g 385%
Saturated Fat 87g 435%
Cholesterol 1176mg 392%
Sodium 7071mg 295%
Potassium 725mg 15%
Fiber 8g 32%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 3835IU 77%
Calcium 4522mg 452%
Iron 14mg 78%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.