Jenny White's Grissini

Name: Jenny White's Grissini
Prep time: 125 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 50g butter; 200ml milk; 275g strong white bread flour; 7g sachet dried yeast; 2tbsp finely grated Parmesan cheese; 1tsp fennel seeds; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves only, roughly chopped; 6 slices Parma ham; salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Prep: 125 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Serves: 6

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Ingredients

50g butter
200ml milk
275g strong white bread flour
7g sachet dried yeast
2tbsp finely grated Parmesan cheese
1tsp fennel seeds
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves only, roughly chopped
6 slices Parma ham
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Accompaniment

Description

Salty snacks with rosemary and fennel make ideal canapes.

Method

1
Melt the butter in a small saucepan and stir in the milk. Remove from the heat. Sift the flour and a pinch of salt into a bowl and stir in the yeast. Pour in the milk and butter mixture and mix to a soft dough. knead the dough on a clean work surface until soft and elastic.
Place in a bowl and cover with a piece of oiled clingfilm. leave in a warm place until doubled in size. Preheat the oven to 180C/ gas 4.
Knead the dough a few more times, then divide it in half. Work the Parmesan into one half and roll it out to a rectangle, about 28cm x 21cm (11in x 8in). Cut into 12 strips and roll each one into a long thin sausage shape. Transfer to an oiled baking sheet.
Work the fennel seeds and rosemary into the remaining dough. Roll out and cut as before. Transfer to the baking sheet and scatter over some salt and pepper. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until golden.
Cut the Parma ham slices in half, and wrap around the Parmesan grissini to serve.