This is a great Italian recipe for snack food at your next party that will definitely keep the punters happy.
Obviously, we have to look to Southern Italy for the biggest dishes in Italian cooking, and this is one from Naples, prepared when there’s a celebration in the air.
Devouring one of these at a party means you’re unlikely to be hungry until some time the day after.
The base of this Italian snack is shortcrust pastry, and the point of this is to have contrast between sweet and savoury.
In addition to the ingredients for your pastry, you will need: ricotta, salami (both sweet and spicy) and some butter.
Preparation: make your shortcrust pastry and then cut it into circles using a pastry cutter.
Pinch the sides up to create a border.
Mix the ricotta with the chopped salami to get a creamy texture, then fill the pastry with this mixture.
Cover each snack with another slice of pastry, close the fillings properly, and brush with a little melted butter.
Bake in the oven at 200 degrees for about half an hour.
They can be served hot or cold, like quiche.
