Medium
4 people
5 min + 3h
Savoury cornetti
With their fragrant pastry and tasty filling, savoury cornetti are a great choice for an aperitif, perfect to fill with cheese, cold meats, and vegetables: a versatile finger food idea.
Also known as savoury brioches or savoury croissants, savoury-filled cornetti is a fun and tasty way to experiment in the kitchen. Let’s have a look at how to prepare savoury cornetti. You can’t go wrong with our recipe, success is guaranteed.
Savoury cornetti recipe
How do you make puff pastry savoury cornetti? The recipe for savoury cornetti is simple, all you have to do is make sure you follow a few rules and you will have delicious savoury cornetti ready to fill.
Ingredients for 4 cornetti:
- Ingredients for 4 cornetti
- 120 g 00-grade flour
- 30 g Manitoba flour
- 65 g water
- 5 g brewer’s yeast
- 70 g butter
- 10 g extra virgin olive oil
- 3 g sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- Ingredients for the filling
- 60 g Grana Padano PDO, shavings
- 200 g prosciutto crudo
- Lamb lettuce, as required
- Extra virgin olive oil, as required
- Ingredients for the cream spread
- 160 g Grana Padano PDO, grated
- 160 ml fresh cream
- 1 bunch chives
- 1 bunch basil
- Pepper to taste
How to make savoury cornetti (dough)
To make savoury-filled croissants, the first step is to prepare the puff pastry. This is also the most tricky step but if you follow our instructions you won’t go wrong.
Dissolve the yeast in water at room temperature, sieve the two types of flour, add the sugar and put all ingredients in a stand mixer.
Add a drizzle of oil and stop the stand mixer once the ingredients in the dough are evenly combined.
Leave to rise for two hours. Take the butter at room temperature and roll it with a rolling pin until you obtain a square half a centimetre thick.
When the dough has finished rising, roll it out making sure you obtain a larger square than the butter. Place the square of butter in the centre of the square of pastry, close it at the extremities and leave it to rest in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Roll out the pastry again into a rectangular shape and fold it three times; leave it to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes. Repeat this step two more times, then allow to rest in the fridge for about two hours.
Roll out the pastry again into a rectangular shape and cut it into triangles. Shape the pastry into croissants, put them on a baking tray and leave to rise for one hour and a half.
Brush with egg yolk and bake in a fan oven at 200° C for 30 minutes. Leave to cool down and get started on the filling.
How to fill savoury cornetti
Savoury cornetti: recipe for the filling. There are many different recipes for savoury cornetti, especially for the filling. Each one can be filled based on individual taste, here we suggest filling them with a delicious Grana Padano PDO cream spread.
Recipe for the savoury cream spread. In a small saucepan, heat the cream and then add the grated Grana Padano PDO. Stir well and add a pinch of salt, pepper, and finely chopped chives and basil.
Halve the puff pastry cornetti, spread the creamy Grana Padano on the bottom half, and add the lamb lettuce and slices of prosciutto crudo, a drizzle of oil and the Grana Padano PDO shavings.
Facts and tips
Savoury brioches are not as well-known as the sweet version but they are a popular choice served with aperitifs for a savoury breakfast. There is more than just the recipes: there are lots of interesting facts about savoury cornetti.
What is the difference between croissant, cornetto, and brioche?
They may look the same, but croissants, cornetto, and brioche are quite different. In Italian, the correct word is cornetto, because brioche is normally filled with ice cream or granita. But there is a difference also between cornetti and croissants: our recipe is more similar to the croissant recipe because there are no eggs in the dough.
Where can I buy savoury cornetti?
Are you looking for ready-made savoury cornetti? The solution is simple: you can buy puff pastry in supermarkets, but you can also buy frozen ready-made cornetti or freshly baked cornetti in bakery shops.
So you don’t have to bother making the pastry yourself.
How many calories are in a savoury cornetto?
The calories in a savoury cornetto vary depending on the recipe, the smaller ones have around 100 calories, while the large ones have approximately 250 calories, plus the calories of the filling.
How much does a savoury cornetto weigh?
How do you make delicious savoury cornetti? An essential detail is the size: a cornetto should weigh between 30 g and 40 g, but some versions weigh 60 g.
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