Gennaro bread

Name: Gennaro bread
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 × basic bread recipe (see page 222); 400g mixed cheese, such as Parmesan, fontina, Taleggio and a little Gorgonzola, grated or broken up; 4 large egg yolks; 10 slices of prosciutto, torn up; 1 handful of fresh basil, torn

Not Too Tricky

serves 8

About the recipe

This is a bread very similar to one my mate Gennaro Contaldo used to make with the leftover, slightly dried-up, unwanted cheese and remaining prosciutto. The bread looks fantastic baked in unglazed, clean little terracotta pots but, quite frankly, you can cook this bread as rolls or as a loaf. Adjust the cooking time accordingly.

The Return of the Naked Chef, p231

nutrition per serving

Calories

35%

Fat

31%

Saturates

56%

Sugars

Salt

40%

Protein

66%

Carbs

40%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Penguin Anniversary Edition: The Return Of The Naked Chef

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

1 × basic bread recipe (see page 222)

400g mixed cheese, such as Parmesan, fontina, Taleggio and a little Gorgonzola, grated or broken up

4 large egg yolks

10 slices of prosciutto, torn up

1 handful of fresh basil, torn

Method

Find the recipe!

For the full recipe, head to page 231 of The Return of the Naked Chef.

Tags

The Return of the Naked Chef Bread & doughs Love your leftovers Cheese

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