"Mpignulata Calabrese" (Pitta Rustica Pasquale)

fennel sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage is lower in fat, while pork sausage is more affordable.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories, while provolone is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while grana padano is a cost-effective cheese alternative.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola oil is typically cheaper.

Prepare the dough by mixing the flour, yeast (either lievito madre or fresh yeast), warm water, sugar, milk, eggs, salt, fennel seeds, and lard until a smooth dough forms.

Let the dough rise until it doubles in size.

Roll out the dough and fill it with the fresh and cured sausages, pecorino cheese, and sliced hard-boiled eggs.

Seal the dough and place it in a baking dish.

Brush the top with a mixture of egg yolk and milk.

Bake until golden brown.

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