Savory stuffed pandoro easy recipe without eggs — one of the Christmas appetizers you can make the day before, and one of the most successful!
During the holidays we are always searching for show-stopping appetizers that allow us to impress without too much stress, and the filled savory pandoro is perfect for that!
To make the savory pandoro pictured, I used a versatile, light dough that contains no eggs or butter — it always helps me in the kitchen and I also use it for savory panettone and baked goods, since it is so soft, aromatic and flavorful.
I filled it cold, after slicing it horizontally, and I used mayonnaise, ham, tuna, salmon, lettuce, etc.
If you want to bring this to your table too, follow me in the kitchen — you will love this dough at the first bite and your savory pandoro will become the most successful appetizer. Before we roll up our sleeves, if you want to stay updated on new recipes you can follow my Facebook page and my Instagram profile.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 3 Hours
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Savory stuffed pandoro easy recipe without eggs: ingredients…
- 4 cups Type 0 flour (or Manitoba) (Or manitoba)
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 3.5 tbsp spreadable fresh cheese (cream cheese)
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2.5 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 packet active dry yeast (or 12 g fresh yeast)
- as needed mayonnaise
- as needed tuna in oil
- as needed smoked salmon
- as needed cooked ham
- as needed prosciutto crudo (cured ham)
- as needed lettuce (Iceberg)
Tools
- Stand mixer
- Pandoro mold
- Thermometer
Savory stuffed pandoro easy recipe without eggs: preparation…
For this recipe I used the stand mixer; if you don’t have one you can use a food processor.
It is also possible to make it by hand, but in that case the work will be more complicated and take longer.
Place in the mixer bowl: warm milk, oil, cheese, sugar, salt and finally the flour, placing the dry yeast on top of the flour. Regarding the yeast, if you’re not sure it’s active, please check its quality following the procedure indicated in the recipe at this link.
Start the mixer and knead until you obtain an elastic dough that cleans the sides of the bowl.
Detach the dough from the hook, cover and let it rise in the oven with the light on until doubled in size — this will take about 2 hours.
Once doubled, turn it out onto the work surface and shape into a ball.
Grease a pandoro mold — if you don’t know what that is, here is an example: pandoro mold.
Place the dough ball inside the mold and let it rise in a warm place until the dough reaches about 3/8 in from the rim.
This could take an hour or even more.
When the dough has risen, preheat the oven (conventional/static setting) to 338°F and bake for 55 minutes or until the internal temperature, measured in the center, reaches 201°F.
Remove from the oven, let it cool for 10 minutes, unmold, then allow to cool completely.
Once cold (better if prepared 12–24 hours in advance and wrapped in plastic wrap), slice horizontally as thinly as possible and fill to taste.
To slice, score the bread by rotating a small knife, then finish cutting with a large knife following the guide made with the small one.
I layered fillings as follows:
– Tuna, lettuce and mayonnaise;
– Cooked ham, lettuce and mayonnaise;
– Smoked salmon and mayonnaise;
– Prosciutto crudo and sliced cheese.
After filling the panettone, cover it with plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
Then decorate as you like and serve after dividing into four parts.
If you liked this recipe, also check out:
– Savory log with tuna and salmon;
– Sandwich focaccia with ham and cheese;
– Sandwich cake with Russian salad;
– Tuna sauce with mayonnaise and potatoes;
– Vegan mayonnaise with yogurt and avocado without eggs;
I worked entirely with my KitchenAid stand mixer, which I love — if you want to take a look here is the link: KitchenAid 5K45SSEWH classic stand mixer, 10 speeds, 4.3 L, White.
I measured the internal temperature with a probe thermometer similar to this: probe kitchen thermometer.
To knead by hand, pour the flour into a large bowl, add the milk, oil and cheese, mix roughly and let rest for half an hour, then resume kneading, add salt and sugar and mix roughly again. Add the yeast, activated as indicated in the link, knead until you obtain an elastic dough and then proceed as in the recipe, starting by greasing the work surface where you will turn the dough out.
You can use the bread machine in the same way as a stand mixer or food processor.

