Ingredients
1 2/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
5 tablespoons lard
1 1/2 cups water
4 large eggs
3/4 cup Italian salami, diced
1 cup Caciocavallo cheese, finely diced
Directions
Put the water, salt, pepper and lard in a cooking pan and bring to boil.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the flour all at once, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, and until the mixture is completely blended.
Place the pan back on the burner and stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, cook for three or four minutes until mixture comes away from the sides of the pan.
Remove from heat, and allow the mixture (Looks like mashed potatoes) to cool.
When the mixture is cooled, add one egg at a time, stirring constantly and vigorously.
Add the diced salami and cheese. Mix well.
Grease a baking sheet and make small round mounds with the mixture, shaping them with a spoon.
Bake in a preheated 425 F degrees oven until golden brown -- about 15 minutes.
Serve warm.
Notes
Be forewarned -- these buns don't taste at all like store-bought broiches, cheese-flavored bread buns, English muffins or anything that's presently available in North American supermarkets. In taste, they are a bit similar to "Pizza Rustica" but not in texture. For those who like cheese-flavored savory bread rolls this might be a recipe worth trying. It is relatively easy to do. Comments and photo: Mary Melfi. |
