BM # 56
Week : 4 , Day: 5
Theme: Breakfast across countries
Country : Italy
Today is the fifth day of this week and we are working on breakfasts across countries. For today I have chosen to cook Italian Breakfast. The traditional Italian breakfast consists of caffè e latte (hot coffee with milk) or coffee with bread or rolls, butter, and jam. A cookie-like rusk hard bread, called fette biscottate, and cookies are commonly eaten. I searched hard to get some more variety and realized that the Italian breakfast varies from region to region.
I have taken different breakfasts from different regions and served as Italian breakfast here on the Buffet on Table.
The Menu
Crostata
Lemon Granita
Vanilla Pannacotta
Coffee
The Menu
Crostata
Lemon Granita
Vanilla Pannacotta
Coffee
I chose to make a Crostata, which is a rustic free form of an open pie. This can be sweet or savory. Generally the dough used for this is a pie dough , but I decided to make my Crostata from pizza dough. While going through the different regions of Italy for breakfast I found that they even have pizzas for breakfast. The idea to make Crostata from pizza dough came from the pizza breakfast.The Crostata turned out super delicious , very rustic with the usual pizza toppings, roughly chopped.
While going through the breakfasts, I came across Sicilian breakfast . Let me quote this Italian blogger ” Some of my fondest memories of my visits to Sicily are of sitting in the café in the morning and having a Granita di Limone and brioche for breakfast. That?s right I said for breakfast. In the summer in Sicily, granita and gelato are breakfast foods. That’s what I call paradise!“. Truly I was shocked on reading this. I would have loved to do the Brioche too, but my heart was set on Crostata. The granita was a total treat, specially the lemon zest took it to another level.
Next comes the Panna cotta. Panna cotta is an Italian dessert of sweetened cream thickened with gelatine and moulded. The vegetarian version is made with agar agar and sets beautifully. Generally, it is served with a coulis of berries or some kind of sauce. I made vanilla Panna cotta and served it with a strawberry crush. I was inspired by this pannacotta which was served for breakfast. The strawberry crush seeped in the Panna cotta and gave it a mild pink hue, also it was the highlight of the dessert, it really tasted out of the world.
Lastly, no Italian breakfast is complete without a cup of cappuccino or coffee. I actually wanted to make a latte but it really needs practice, I tried twice but just could not get that fabulous artwork on them.
All in all the breakfast which I ate by myself was a feast for me. Unfortunately, it was a day when I had no one at home. The granita was awesome, though by the time I finished clicking more than half of it melted. I am not a coffee fan so that was enjoyed by my staff boys. And the Panna cotta ..well, I had 1/4 and the rest I saved for my son and DIL who came in late. The Pannacotta had set very well and the mild vanilla flavour with a strawberry crush was a perfect combo for this dessert.
The entire spread looks so yum vaishali!..good that you had yourself treated so well..:)
That is a delicious spread! I would not mind granita for breakfast in summers & pannacotta for breakfast, year round.
Italian breakfast looks wonderful.That was surely a treat for you.I think sometime we should treat us like royalty and cook only for ourselves.
I dont mind having that granita for breakfast though the climate here is rainy.. Again an astonishing spread. Crostata is alluring.
Delicious spread.. So tempting..
beautiful spread…i have personally experienced the lemon granita…early morning there is a cart drawn by the seller and most people like to have their granita before 10 AM as before the sun starts ascending to cool themselves down, i was surprised only pleasantly though…i loved all the elements here
Love that pannacotta.. amazing
Entire spread looks amazing.Each one of the dish looks delicious.
lovely spread 🙂 each item is so inviting 🙂
Such a colorful and delicious looking Italian breakfast Vaishali.
Such a delight of a breakfast. Must make it for the hubby and girls but by the time they wake up its dinner time.
Very filling Italian breakfast spread.
I wouldnt mind treating myself to such fare once in a while.
I am loving everything here and especially the color of the pannacotta. Love the contrast of colors in that bottle.