I and Marika interrupt our series of Mediterranean recipes and cuisine from Puglia to bring you something a bit different and very delicious.

As Marika (the Cardiologist!!) says: “the important thing is to eat everything in moderation“!

So today we decided to join our internet friends Michelle and Sara and celebrate the World Nutella Day!

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And what’s better than the traditional bread with nutella that all Italians have had for breakfast at least once in their life? Therefore, we decided to prepare a very easy breakfast recipe, with a Pugliese twist: we used our home-made durum wheat bread with some Pugliese ricotta!

Two days ago we made a huge loaf of home-made and durum wheat bread, that we cut in slices and froze (so that we can have for breakfast for the next days).

Today we used this bread to make our breakfast bruschetta.

Bruschetta with home-made bread, ricotta, nutella and orange zest.

INGREDIENTS

1 slice of durum wheat bread
1 oz cow milk ricotta
2 tsp nutella
bitter cocoa powder
orange zest
2tbsp sugar
3 tbsp water
1 tbsp rum

PREPARATION

Slice the bread and toast it.

Spread a good amount of ricotta on half of the bread. Spread a good amount of nutella on the other half.

Cut the orange zest in small pieces and caramelize it by melting in a saucepan sugar with water. Then add the orange pieces and keep stirring. When the water is all absorbed switch the flame off and add the rum.
Once the orange zest is caramelized, add it on top of the ricotta.
Sprinkle some bitter cocoa powder on top.

Have fun celebrating nutella!

Happy Nutella Day 2011!