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Bread and Cheese Casserole
Timballo di Pane e Formaggio

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This unusual timballo uses whole wheat bread.  I am particularly fond of it because it is so filling and can also double as a side dish instead of a main dish.  The mixture of cheeses creates a creamy texture.  Use a tomato knife to cut through the soft cheeses.

SERVES 8

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons Dell’Orto Extra Virgin Olive Oil

3 large leeks, white part only, thinly sliced (About 3 cups)

1 large whole bay leaf

1 pound thin-sliced whole wheat bread

1/2 pound Asiago cheese, thinly sliced

1/4 pound Swiss cheese, thinly sliced

1/4 pound Fontina cheese, cut into small pieces

4 to 5 large plum tomatoes, thinly sliced

Salt to taste

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Fresh ground nutmeg to taste

1 cup dry white wine

Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350F.


Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan and cook the leeks with the bay leaf over medium heat until the leeks soften.  Discard the bay leaf and spread the leeks in the bottom of a 9 x 1 1/2 to 3-inch deep spring form pan or use a casserole dish.

 

Make a single layer of bread slices on top of the leeks.  Top with a layer of mixed cheese slices.  Top the cheese with a layer of tomatoes.  Sprinkle the layer with salt, cinnamon and nutmeg

 

Continue making layers of bread, cheese and tomato, and end with a bread layer.  You should have six to seven layers, depending on the pan size.

 

Pour the wine over the casserole and drizzle the top with olive oil.

 

Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is browned and crusty looking.  Allow the timballo to sit for 5 minutes before releasing the spring form pan or cutting into pieces if using a casserole.


This recipe is featured on show 1824, Bread and Cheese Casseroles – Timballi di Pane e Formaggio.

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