This is a rustic rye loaf hollowed out and refilled with a mixture of ricotta, cream cheese, chives, and vegetables. Original recipe calls for 150 grams of bacon bits for the filling, I omitted it for the sake of eating healthy and just used more potatoes and ricotta instead.
Recipe adapted from Essen und Trinken
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- Cook the potatoes in salted water for 20 minutes until fork tender. Drain. Peel the potatoes while still warm, and push through a passatutto or potato ricer.
- Hard boil the eggs for about 8 minutes. Drain, cover with cold water and leave to cool. Cut the chives into rings with scissors. Deseed the sweet bell peppers and finely dice. Cut the gherkin into fine dices. Peel the eggs and roughly chop them.
- Combine the chive rings, diced bell peppers, gherkin, eggs, ricotta and cream cheese in a large bowl together with mashed potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Cut an inch off the top of bread loaf, and hollow out center of loaf.
- Refill the loaf with the prepared cheese mixture. Store the whole loaf in a paper bag and chill for 2-3 hours until the filling is set. Slice and serve.
183 comments:
What a great idea! Looks like the perfect appetizer!
Wow, that is a beautiful bread, Angie! It's okay, I don't mind having it without the bacon. That looks delicious! Thank you Angie and have a great weekend!
Wow looks so perfect
At first I thought you baked the bread with the filling.... it looks gorgeous!
What a showstopper! :) WOW!
Wow this is fascinating! I have never seen this before but I especially love rye bread...!
Your insane, how did you think of that. It's awesome and that must be the neatest hollowed out loaf I have ever seen...
Thanks!
Scrummy! That is a great picnic idea. I bet it tastes wonderful.
Cheers,
Rosa
Never seen such a bread before, absolutely delicious!
the bread fillings look so sumptuous and pretty!
Beautiful recipe Angie. I would also omit the bacon, but maybe add in some ham. It is a very adaptable recipe and good looking too. Could stuff a French baquette too.
This is fabulous! Love the filling too! Simply gorgeous! Great job, Angie!
Wow...Angie, that's so creative and beautiful. Never thought of digging out the inside of the bread....haha
What a brilliant idea for an all-in-one starter or picnic item! This really would be perfect for a picnic actually...and i am yet to have my first one of the summer so will save this and hopefully get to try it out! Wonderful as always Angie :)
this is so special and i bet it taste wonderful too.
omg fantastic. Perfect for entertaining and impressing guests.
Gosh Angie, this is a really interesting recipe. And what a super summer dish too. Looks like it slices without mushing together....something I always worry about with stuffed bread. Potatoes in it as well. Love it!
I've seen bread filled with dip, but never sliced? What a great idea. Looks fantastic!
What a great looking loaf with a yummy filling.. perfect for breakfast...
This looks fantastic, stuffing a loaf is a neat idea! Nice flavors for the filling. Very well done indeed.
That's seriously cool! I must try this!
Very innovative as always ....it seems a whole colorful garden inside the loaf.... beautiful!!
This is amazing! The filling is so colorful, looks pretty and delicious!
Wow, that is so super impressive! You did such a beautiful job!
*kisses* HH
This looks unbelievably good.. like a piece of art... that you can eat of course!! YUM!!
My goodness, this looks completely insane, Angie! How I wish I am your neighbour. Oooo... I am salivating... Slurp!
Hope you're enjoying your day.
Kristy
What a great party item and also travels well. Love the idea..
What an intriguing idea. Sounds so yummy.
Oh yum! This looks perfect =)
That's a gorgeous loaf of bread and even prettier filled.
What I want to know is how the heck did you hollow out that bread so perfectly. This does sound good, I don't think it needs the bacon. I'm going to have to keep this idea on my short list. Hope you have a great weekend.
-Gina-
This is really a novel idea. The loaf looks wonderful and I'm sure it was delicious. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
Remarkable! This is a wonderful dish to bring to a dinner as it stands on its own. Thanks for the wonderful post!
angie, this is really a gorgeous load of bread! i think nobody will say no this bread!
Spectacular! What a brilliant idea ~ I want to eat some now.
US Masala
Wow, what a beautiful and impressive dish this is! I would love to make it for a party!
What a beautiful loaf this is! Full of all sorts of goodness.
Angie, this is one of the most original recipes I have ever seen! I think I would have to fill the bread very quickly, otherwise I would it the stuffing alone ;-)
It looks so beautiful, I bet your friends or family were impressed! Unfortunately I would have difficulties in finding such a wonderful rye bread in Switzerland...
Wow what a lovely dish! I would never have thought of stuffing the whole bread like that :)
Angie this has to be one of the prettiest treats you have showcased on your blog, yummy and lovely!
Such a fantastic idea, I love this recipe Angie;-) Your photos are lovely!
This looks so lovely. You hollowed the bread perfectly! What a great presentation for a party.
Wow, that is beautiful and the possibilities many. Great idea!
That's a really clever side dish - potato salad in a bread! It would be wonderful with some good sausages.
Wonderful curb appeal on these goodie. I love it.
Wow, that's beautiful! What an awesome presentation! :) That would be good for a picnic.
Wow, Angie...I could eat this whole loaf of this yummy bread filled with the cheese combinations. Looks and tastes so utterly out of this world!
BTW-Just got a chance to click back to your Paprika Chicken post to link it up with my new post. Do check it out, even though you already commented:DDD
This is such an interesting idea to work with a loaf... this is giving me tons of ideas :)
Ooooh! New favorite! It just looks amazing :)
This looks so delicious! Wow!!
Hi Angie, thanks for your nice comment. I always want to make a stuff loaf of bread and this is the one for me! Great for summer or picnic kind of food. Thanks for sharing and following you, too. :)
Wow! This bread looks amazing, and what a wonderful surprise inside! I've never seen bread stuffed like this before. Brilliant idea!
Double delicious!
ñook absolutely delicious and nice! gloria
wow this would be a show stopper at a dinner party love it
You know Angie - when I see ricotta I have to make it. I could just munch on this through the hot week coming up and be cooled and sated.
What an ingenious idea! Looks gorgeous too.
That is really cool! I love the idea of a stuffed, sliced loaf!
Looks amazing...bet it tasted as good as it looks!
This is a stunning loaf! Love that potato creamy filling! It is like eating a potato salad and a slice of bread in one, how clever!
What a beatiful appetizer. The inside of the loaf is beautiful.
This is the BEST way of serving rye bread I have seen so far!!! You're so creative!! I think this loaf will vanish in seconds if I were to make for my family!
Could I be any more in love with you right now? This is amazing!
This looks amazing! Your photos are gorgeous! I want the whole loaf!
what a super idea! This would be a party hit!
That is so beautiful Angie! I was wondering at first how you did it so perfectly until I scrolled down and saw that you hollowed out the bread. Its a great idea and so pretty :)
This would make a wonderful appetizer! I love how you hollowed out the rye loaf so perfectly. What a delicious idea.
That is one insanely beautiful loaf! OMG - you have just hit this out of the ball park Angie :) You indeed are the reigning Queen of Breads!
chow! Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
That looks absolutely PERFECT. Awesome job!
How cool! And such a better presentation than just serving the ricotta on the side!
Wow! What a beautiful presentation this makes and it is sounds wonderful, packed with delicious flavors:)
This loaf is gorgeous! I'd love this for luncheon- it sounds so tasty! :)
That's such a great idea. I also want to give it a try.
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this is amazing I love delicious ham and bacon, a very adaptable recipe, hugs and kisses.
hi Angie , at first I was wondering how on earth you baked that bread with the filling in it , after reading it, realised how it was made, great idea :) looks delicious
Omg seriously? You just took some of my favorite things - bread, cheese, stuffed things - and created a mega loaf. I want.
At the first look of the picture I was wondering how did you manage to stuff the loaf with the colorful filling .... magic!
Angie...How beautiful! What a fabulous idea! : )
Now this is what I call creative and so intriguing! I have a dinner party coming up, and this is on the list. Thanks for helping me impress my guests!
OH my deliciousness...that is ammmmmmazing! How good would it be if you could cut me a slice and hand it over right about now?! :)
Fabulous, Angie! I could eat that yummy filling by the spoonful...and here you put it inside bread...how wonderful!
What a good looking bread. I LOVE rye!
Really lovely presentation. This has nice wow factor, while still being simple and delicious. This would be great to bring to a potluck.
This bread is beautiful. Every slice is like a piece of art.
I have never seen ANYTHING like this before. It would be such a fun thing to serve at a party. Thank you for sharing another tempting recipe. I hope you had a lovely weekend, and I hope you have an even lovelier week. Many blessings and much love...
I love this! I used to do this with an egg salad filling but make it a bassinet for baby showers and frost it with cream cheese. I love this filling will try it for the next one!
Goody... I love the bread... looks good to eat anytime of the day :D
Are you kidding me? This is so fantastic! Move over pumpernickel spinach, enter Angie! Ricotta is a great filler - a nice protein rich contrast to the bread and delicious too. I'm curious whether the filling falls out when you slice the bread, but it doesn't appear to. This is really great!
How beautiful! And charming! It's so different from anything I've ever seen. I love it.
What a lovely idea! Love it.
That is stunning! What a great idea, this would be perfect at brunch or for a party :)
I've never seen anything like this before. How original! I bet that it would be great for an elegant wine country picnic here in Northern California.
That is so cool. My family would love this.
This looks fabulous Angie! Look forward to making this and taking it along to a spring picnic in a few week's time!
yummy :)
This is so creative, I love it!
This looks absolutely amazing...I love the idea of baking breads....never had the courage to make a real one from scratch..maybe one day...yours looks so delish and just perfect...
Angie this bread is mouthwatering! Bookmarked and will be making VERY soon!
Hi, what a good idea for breakfasts and parties.
Wow! That bread looks incredible! What a wonderful idea!!
I just wonder... what happens to all those tons of scraped out bread, then?
@MückeI used them to make some Frikadellen and a meatloaf.
This is a very delicious rye loaf. Ricotta and chive suit with rye loaf.
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