Pane antico romano, Panis Quadratus

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds umami.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is plant-based and adds flavor.

Prepare a biga using the specified amount of flour and water.

Combine the biga with the flour, water, salt, and malt to form the dough.

Incorporate the raisins, almonds, and pistachios into the dough as desired.

Shape the dough into the characteristic form of Pane antico romano.

Optionally, add poppy seeds, fennel seeds, and chopped parsley for flavor.

Tie the shaped dough with string if necessary.

Allow the dough to rise before baking.

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