Chocolate or candied fruit in panettone? For the next recipe: neither! Savory panettone with cheese promises to revolutionize the taste and appearance of the Christmas lunch table, what do you think?
Surprise your guests with panettone as a side dish, not as a dessert. In it, the tasty and classic Christmas pasta is used with provolone, a different complement. See the details:
Savory cheese panettone recipe
Preparation time: 1h (+1h30 rest)
Performance: 12 servings
Difficulty level: easy
Ingredients:
- 1 pack of instant dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 4 cups (tea) wheat flour (500 g)
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 lightly beaten egg
- 1/4 cup oil (tea) (70 ml)
- 1 egg yolk for brushing
- 1 tablespoon water for brushing
Filling and covering
- 200 g of provola
- 1 slice of minced pepperoni sausage
- 4 tablespoons of green perfume
Preparation method:
- In a container mix the yeast with the sugar, 4 tablespoons of milk and 2 tablespoons of flour.
- Cover the mixture and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Place the rest of the flour in a container, make a well in the center and add the yeast mixture, the rest of the milk, the egg and the oil.
- Mix well, incorporating the flour little by little, work the dough until it is smooth and homogeneous.
- Cover and let rest until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
- Grate 1/4 cup provolone and cut the rest of the cheese into cubes and set aside.
- To assemble, gently work the dough and add the diced provola and the other filling ingredients.
- Mix gently until the mixture is smooth.
- Form a ball, brush it with the egg yolk mixed with water and sprinkle with the grated provola.
- Arrange in panettone molds, cover and leave to rest for 30 minutes.
- Bake in a preheated medium oven for about 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Source: Terra

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