This recipe, like many others, is born over the weekend when, cleaning out the fridge, I find many leftover pieces of cheeses and various cold cuts. Today I thought of preparing a savory dough to serve instead of bread. Pecorino Romano, smoked scamorza, Parmesan, and salami, that’s what I put in my Savory Braids with Cheeses and Salami. The result was truly excellent, soft and tasty dough . . . try it too!
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 6 Hours
- Preparation time: 7 Minutes
- Portions: 6 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour (W 260)
- 1 tsp fresh yeast
- 1 tsp acacia honey
- 2/3 cup water (warm)
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/4 cups cheeses (mixed)
- 1.75 oz salami
- 1/2 tsp fine salt
- 1 oz re-milled durum wheat semolina flour
Tools
- Food Scale
- Stand Mixer
- Worktop
- Cutting Board
- Bowl
- Plastic Wrap
- Parchment Paper
Steps
Pour the flour into the stand mixer’s bowl using the hook. Dissolve the fresh yeast in some water taken from the 2/3 cup, about 1.5 tbsp, and add it to the flour together with a teaspoon of honey. Mix for a few minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the grated cheeses and crumble the salami.
Pour cheeses and salami into the mixer with the dough, add a bit of salt but not too much, and knead for 10 minutes. Grease a bowl and put the dough in it. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise in the turned-off oven for 6 hours. Pour the dough onto the worktop sprinkled with semolina flour and gently form a rectangle. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 356°F (static mode).
With a cutter, divide into six pieces and form braids. Place the braids on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and sprinkle them with semolina flour. Let rise for an hour, then bake. Cook for 25 minutes, and the Savory Braids with Cheeses and Salami will be delicious once slightly warm.
Tips
Instead of salami, you can use mortadella or cooked ham.
