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Apulian Panzerotti for Easter Monday – Italian Cuisine – Italian Cuisine

Panzerotto anyone? A super gluttonous Apulian classic to be prepared together with the whole family.

The origin dates back to the sixteenth century with the arrival of tomato in Italy, it seems in Bari. What is certain is that according to tradition the housewives used to prepare the panzerotti with the leftover bread dough placing tomatoes and cheese inside, offering them for a simple and poor, but certainly delicious dinner.

Today the panzerotto it has become a must of Apulian cuisine and is prepared in countless variations. Each has its own recipe or particular trick, for example the addition of oil, milk, crushed potato, but the real secrets are the quality of the ingredients and an excellent leavening.

This recipe belongs to Francesca, an Apulian doc who for many years now has been frying in Milan for family and friends, her record was preparing 200 fried panzerotti in one evening!
The recipe belongs to his mother-in-law who had the habit of preparing them and bringing them to the picnic Easter Monday together with calzone of onions and to baked pasta (to be light!).

Dose for about 20 panzerotti

Ingredients

dough
500 g flour
150 g water
100 g milk
25 g brewer's yeast
20 g softened butter
1 teaspoon salt

Stuffed
50 g olive oil
200 g cherry or peeled tomatoes
1 mozzarella or 1 spoonful of strong ricotta
grated pecorino romano
Salt and Pepper To Taste.
sunflower oil for frying

Method

Knead the ingredients and form a ball, cut it and let it rest for one hour at room temperature. In the meantime, fill a bowl with crushed and well-drained cherry or peeled tomatoes, put them in a pan with oil, salt and pepper (adding the salted ricotta) so that everything is flavored and takes a soft consistency. Let cool a little. Divide the dough into many balls and spread thin discs of the desired size, but sufficient for them to be filled and closed again. Let it rest for a few more minutes, then lay the filling and pecorino on it, finally close to form a crescent. It is important to pay close attention to closing to avoid opening during cooking.
If mozzarella is used instead of ricotta, drain it very well and cut it into cubes by adding it to the tomato and grated pecorino directly on the disc of pasta. Finish with a fresh basil leaf if you like.

Heat plenty of oil well in a large pan and fry a few panzerotti at a time: as soon as they take color on one side, it is good to turn them to cook the other. When they are golden brown drain and wait a few minutes before eating them.

There are countless variations for the filling, we offer for example turnip tops sautéed in a pan with oil and fiordilatte or a tastier filling with medium-aged caciocavallo and capocollo.

Text by Romina Ciferni

Great British Bake Off Celebrity Comic Relief Special

The Great British Bake Off is back with a Celebrity Comic Relief Special and we can’t wait to watch it…

Our beloved Great British Bake Off is back and this time with a celebrity twist! In a Comic Relief Special, this mini-series, running from Monday 21st to Thursday 24th January 2013, sees 12 celebs battle it out to be crowned the Celebrity Bake Off champ.

Four groups of celebrities will compete in a series of heats before the final 4 are put to the test by baking pros Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Meet the celebrities

The first round of celebrities are a big bunch of comedians including Jo Brand, Stephen K Amos and comedy double act Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver – there’s sure to be plenty of baking innuendos thrown around the kitchen that day!

The second show sees Life’s Too Short star, Warwick Davis, the Dragon himself, Duncan Bannatyne and presenters Andy Akinwolere and Simon Reeve battle it out – we wonder how they’ll all cope under the pressure – let’s hope Paul and Mary go easy on them!

Round three includes Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds, presenters Julia Bradbury and Kirsty Wark along with comedian Bob Mortimer – we have a feeling Ellie is going to win gold in baking too!

Last but not least, Strictly Come Dancing presenter, Claudia Winkleman, stand-up comedian Ed Byrne, Olympian Helen Glover and journalist Martha Kearney. It’s going to be a good’un!

Make sure you don’t miss it!

Great British Bake Off Celebrity Comic Relief Special, BBC2, Monday 21st January (8:30pm), Tuesday 22nd – Thursday 24th January (8:00pm)

What do you think of the line-up? Who would you rather see in the kitchen? Comment below!

Where to next?

– The Great British Bake Off recipes

– Mary Berry recipes

– Paul Hollywood recipes

Blue Monday, what it is and the foods that help to deal with it – Italian Cuisine

Monday, January 21st is the saddest day of the year. Here's what to eat to fight sadness, bad mood and be more sprint

The Monday it's the most difficult day of the week to deal with. After the weekend, it is easy to find yourself with little energy, with the mood in pieces and with little desire to dive into the weekly routine. But there is a Monday of the year that has a reputation for being the most depressing of all: the Blue Monday.

What is that? It is about the third Monday of January which in recent times has earned the title of "Sadder day of the year" because of a series of variables and calculations like the weather, the hours of light less, the number of days that separate us from Christmas.

In reality there is very little scientific: this event, in fact, seems to have been born years ago for a publicity stunt of an English travel agency. But the fact remains that Monday is always a difficult day to face and that moodiness, tiredness and lack of concentration are often around the corner. To counter the "negative" effects of Monday also feeding can help us. Let's see together with the nutritionist Valentina Schirò, biologist nutritionist specializing in food science, which foods to choose not to be put on the carpet by sadness and bad mood and be more sprint.

What to eat

«To overcome the effort and face the weekly routines with an extra gear, do not miss the rich food at the table minerals anti-anxiety, in particular of magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, selenium, potassium that support the nervous system and help fight stress. They are excellent sources, for example, nuts, vegetables and seasonal fruitSuggests the nutritionist.

«To raise the mood yes, even to the foods rich in "good" fats like the Omega 3, contents for example, in bluefish and oil seeds, which promote the production of neurotransmitters, including those that influence mood. They help to fight nervousness and irritability even those that contain tryptophan, an amino acid precursor of serotonin, the hormone of good humor. They are particularly rich dark chocolate, whole grains and legumesSays the expert.

"The foods they contain must be avoided high amounts of "bad" sugars and fats, like packaged snacks, desserts, sauces. Even if they give immediate gratification, they actually burden the body and promote tiredness, "says the expert.

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