Leftovers - Gerrano Breads

Allow me to introduce you to the Gerrano Bread

 I did mention in "Mediteranean Flat Bread" that I would do a post on these wonderful, little breads. They are one the best ever ways of using leftovers and turning them into something so delicious, you have just got to try them.
 I first saw them made by Jamie Oliver on the same Happy Days tour that I mentioned in both my curry and pizza posts and have not forgotten it since. He had made a pizza and so he then wrapped all of the surplus toppings in this leftover dough. This dough ball was then stuffed in a terracota plant pot and left to rise. As the concert went on, the bread rose...and rose and then at the end of the concert, he suddenly remembered that it was cooking and so, after all that, he burned it! 

Try cooking it in a floured pot...

 Anyway, it seems such a terrible shame to waste any surplus dough when making pizzas so a gerrano bread is the perfect way to make sure that nothing gets binned that doesn't need to be. It also avoids you chucking stuff out from your fridge that you don't have any idea what to do with: hams, cheeses, tomatoes, etc so they're just brilliant! A terracotta pot isn't mandatory but they sure do make for a real groovy bread. Just flour a flat tray of some sort, it does the job just as well.

 Time: 5 mins prep, 1 hour rising, around 25 mins cooking

 Serves: Yourself!

 RECIPE:

Don't roll it too thin...

Lidl's Combino tomato sauce

 1) Flour your surface, hands and rolling pin and roll out your leftover dough but not too thinly. Smear with some tomato sauce (Combino from Lidl works a treat but leftover bolognese makes for a delicious bread too), sprinkle with some grated cheese or tear up mozzerella and ham, chicken, bell peppers, diced red onion, sliced chillies, whatever "floats your teapot" or was it "rocks your float"...I can't remember. I like a little sweetcorn in mine sometimes but that's me and I can be a tad strange.

 2) Once you have all the fillings that you desire, wrap up your dough carefully, pinch it together and flip it upside down onto a floured tray. Drizzle with a little olive oil and let it rise for an hour or so.

What's good in the fridge?

Kinda cute isn't it?

 3) Preheat your oven to 200 degrees or so and cook your bread until it starts going a little golden. It should take no more than half an hour so keep an eye on it. When it's cooked, let it cool a little and then place it on a rack for a bit before cutting it open and tucking in!



 You can eat it hot or take it to work, on a picnic, as I said, whatever takes your fancy. Have a go yourself everyone, the results are most rewarding. Waste not, want not! I have not tried this but what about a left over curry or chill con carne gennaro bread?

 Seasoned with Thriftiness,

 Jacob

Fold it together...

...and pinch it shut

Yes, my apron has ducks and frogs on it

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