Cooking Polpette di Pane - Traditional Italian Bread "Meatballs"

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is a more budget-friendly option.

Cube the stale bread and dig out the center, saving the crust for breadcrumbs.

Place the cubed bread into a mixing bowl.

Cover the bread with 0.5 to 1 cup of fresh milk and let it soak.

Whisk together 6 eggs in a separate bowl and add them to the soaked bread.

Add salt and black pepper to taste, along with finely chopped parsley.

Mix the ingredients together by hand, ensuring everything is well combined and soft.

Grate in parmesan cheese and mix until blended.

Form the mixture into balls, similar to meatballs.

Bake the balls in a preheated oven at 375°F for about 15 minutes to firm them up.

Infuse olive oil in a frying pan over low heat with a few crushed garlic cloves until browned, then remove the garlic.

Fry the baked bread balls in the hot oil, turning to brown on all sides.

If the mixture is too soft, adjust the heat to ensure proper frying.

Once browned, return the balls to the oven at 375°F for additional baking if desired.

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