Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Prosciutto Bread

Back in my NYC days ,I would pick up a couple of  prosciutto rings for my weekend breakfasts.  I used to buy them from D&G Italian Bakery at 45 Spring Street in Little Italy - a couple blocks away from where I used to live.  The store is now owned by my croissant friend Maury Rubin of City Bakery fame.  I found a recipe on YouTube that just about nails it.  I cooked up a test batch of loaves (not rings) and it tasted pretty much exactly how I remembered them.  Big chunks of prosciutto to dice up are cost prohibitive to buy in Texas (or even online) so I substituted summer sausage and it worked out pretty well.  Since it isn't truly authentic prosciutto bread, I think I will call it Chupa Bread instead - since they are the same color.  74,86,43,0,W 
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11 comments:

  1. Rita B.February 27, 2018 at 5:49 PM

    Looks delish! And Chupa approves this message.

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  2. remmijFebruary 27, 2018 at 7:31 PM

    at the risk of having my buns handed to me… will you become James Beard?
    did you see this one?
    for lesser breadmakers
    this one seems to be pretty close in appearance
    also sounds close…?
    from your friend's site

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  3. Margery BilldFebruary 27, 2018 at 10:58 PM

    Nostalgic and good and Chupa is learning. We all have different references don't we and sometimes the same. :-)

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  4. Margery BilldFebruary 27, 2018 at 11:06 PM

    I remember my mother, who was part Tuscan Italian from DNA and she had black hair which she dyed blond, talking about Prosciutto bread. I think she sometimes served it at her military parties. I am going to look for it at the grocery.

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  5. Margery BilldFebruary 27, 2018 at 11:09 PM

    About as far as I got with this Italian stuff was having a big pot full of Spaghetti on the stove for all my children because I did not know I was a little Italian. It was just the other guy who was, but I am told it is a good thing to be.

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  6. Margery BilldFebruary 27, 2018 at 11:11 PM

    Confidentially I was told I was all English. But all my recent DNA tests tell a totally different story which I know now is true. :-)

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  7. Margery BilldFebruary 27, 2018 at 11:17 PM

    I had a wonderful phD Sicilian girlfriend when I was young and married and she made the most beautiful Italian pillows and delicate Italian pastries. I was in Italy and wanted to stay in Pisa. Then from cousins and names on the DNA testing I learned that that is where my Italian relatives came from.

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  8. John WellsFebruary 28, 2018 at 5:52 AM

    remmij...good links

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  9. lindaFebruary 28, 2018 at 7:39 AM

    Sure looks good!

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  10. pamitFebruary 28, 2018 at 12:50 PM

    Try it leaving out the animal flesh - it will taste better and be WAY healthier for ya. --I dream of baking more in retirement :-) Used to love making the Russian bread from the Moosewood cookbook. I have a James Beard bread cookbook I like too - I think I made my first sourdough starter from his instructions.

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  11. remmijMarch 1, 2018 at 11:22 AM

    lard bread
    lard in NYC
    a recipe
    seems like a good resource, has added ingredients:
    page 370

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