Tradition and pride of the most beautiful city in the world with the recipe of the rustic Neapolitan cake!
The craft traditions, especially in the culinary theme, are one of our most appreciated by tourists and food lovers, from all over the world. For this reason we want to propose the Neapolitan rustic cake recipe.
The cake is one of the flagships of Italian cuisine in general and distinguishes it traditional Neapolitan cuisine because it represents the perfect match between mountain and sea that makes a simple dish, like the rustic, Neapolitan one of the most popular dishes of the beautiful country and appreciated by those who understand.
How about then tasting this soft pizza stuffed with a tasty filling cold cuts and cheeses, perfect both hot and cold, as a quick snack street food?
Here is our recipe.
Ingredients
- 500 gr flour 00
- 150 gr lard
- 172 teaspoon of ammonia for sweets
- 3 eggs
- 500 gr ricotta of good quality
- 150 gr Neapolitan salami
- 80 gr sugar
- 40 gr Parmigiano reggiano
- salt and black pepper to taste
Prepare the dough
Knead the flour with the lard until you get one composed in crumbs to add about 600-800 ml water, ammonia, sugar, 2 of the slightly beaten eggs and a pinch of salt. Wrap the film in a film smooth and homogeneous dough that you will have obtained and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Prepare the filling
Prepare the filling reducing the Neapolitan salami into cubes. Work the ricotta with a pinch of salt, pepper and parmesan and add the salami and the only albumen of the remaining egg. Spread three quarters of the dough in a thin sheet with which to cover the bottom of one pizza mold of at least 24 cm wide. Fill the rustic with the ricotta filling, placing the rest of the dough on top. Pinch the edges and brush the rustic with the remaining yolk before baking it in static oven at 180 ° for 40 minutes, checking that it is cooked both below and above.
