Easter Cheese Cake

Apr 05, 2023

INGREDIENTS

  • 500 g of 0 flour
  • 150 g of milk
  • 100 g grated parmesan cheese
  • 75 g of grated pecorino cheese
  • 100 g of cheese of your choice, grated with a coarse grater (I used scamorza, but Toma, Emmental, etc. are fine)
  • 100 ml of extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 20 g of fresh yeast
  • 10 g of fine salt
  • Pepper to taste
  • Butter to taste
  • To accompany it, cold cuts and cheeses

PROCEDURE

  • Warm the milk and crumble the yeast into it, stirring to dissolve it.
  • Mix the flour with the parmesan and pecorino in a large bowl.
  • Add the eggs, the milk with yeast and the oil and start kneading.
  • Add salt, pepper and the last cheese. Knead and form a ball. Place it in the cocotte brushed with melted butter (it will allow a nice crust to form) and cover. Wait two hours and the dough will have risen filling the cocotte.
  • Place the cocotte with the lid on the stove and cook for 60 minutes with the flame at minimum.
  • Turn the cheesecake out onto a serving plate/board and once it has cooled you can place a flower of salami (or cheese) on top as in the video.
  • As per tradition, it is served at Easter accompanied by cold cuts and cheeses, but it is also perfect for picnics, aperitifs and brunches.

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