Pane Mantovane

First attempt at a traditional Italian bread.

2024-10-05

#baking #blog #bread #fermentation #italian #recipes #sourdough #starter

I saw these on a reel on Instagram and thought they were incredibly cute - I had to try making them. As an aside: I tried searching for this on DuckDuckGo and multiple spellings came up (“mantovane”, “mantovana”. ChatGPT said “mantovano”. I don’t know which one is correct, and will be using mantovane, like in the IG reel - don’t come for me).

Ingredients

Makes roughly 6x100g rolls

Method

Notes

Thoughts / Closing

Close-up of mantovane on a baking tray

I messed up the score - should have looked at photos beforehand

Because it’s a lean dough, the sourness really comes through. It’s got a crunchy crust that has some nutty notes? Definitely a great bread for dipping. “Soft baguette vibes” is probably the best way to describe this one.

I’m not sure if this recipe is “traditional”, but I tried to take reference from a few different recipes, of which I’ve listed below.

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