Canederli

Ingredients Stale bread, wheat flour, milk, eggs, bits of prosciutto or speck, parsley, and parmigiano or other local grated cheese, with ingredients varying depending on area of production.

How Made Large gnocchi are made with stale bread softened in milk and bound with eggs, often with the addition of herbs or salumi. Or stale bread is softened in water, squeezed dry, and mixed with eggs, sifted flour, grated cheese, minced parsley, and finely minced odd pieces of speck or prosciutto to form a dough. The dough is shaped into rather large gnocchi, which are generously dredged in flour, then boiled, one at a time, in abundant salted water and drained as soon as they float. They can also be cooked in broth.