Ciambella salata zucchine e formaggio || Courgettes and cheese savoury ring cake

Ingredients

• 300 gr. plain flour
• 4 eggs
• 250 gr ricotta cheese
• 40 gr grated parmigiano
• 110 gr sunflower oil
• 80 gr milk
• 16 gr baking powder
• 200 gr of smoked scamorza cheese (or smoked cheddar or smoked applewood cheese)
• 2 medium courgettes
• 1 shallot
• 2/3 spoons of evo oil
• two fingers of white wine

Method

Chop the shallot and put it in a pan with the extra virgin olive oil over low heat, then add the well washed and diced courgettes.

Let it cook for a few minutes, then blend with the white wine and let it cook until the wine has completely evaporated. Let the courgettes cool.

Put the eggs in a bowl with the grated Parmesan cheese, two level teaspoons of salt and a pinch of white pepper. Beat with an electric or hand whisk, then add the well-drained ricotta. Continuing to mix, gradually incorporate all the flour, then the sunflower oil, the milk and finally the baking powder.

Using a spatula add the courgettes and the smoked cheese and mix gently. Pour the dough into the buttered and floured ring cake mould.

Bake in a convection oven already hot at 180 degrees for about 35 minutes.

BUON APPETITO!