Name: Cheese and bread soup (zuppa di formaggi)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 400 gm crusty white bread, thickly sliced, left at room temperature overnight to dry; 2 garlic cloves, halved; 1.5 litres (6 cups) [veal stock](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/veal-stock-brodo-di-vitello-11064|target="_blank"); 250 ml dry white wine; 1 tsp thyme; 150 gm Fontina, coarsely grated; 150 gm Münster or Emmenthal, coarsely grated; 100 gm parmesan, finely grated

Cheese and bread soup (zuppa di formaggi)

This simple Italian soup takes the most humble of ingredients and combines them into a rich dish perfect for the winter months.

Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

45M

Total

You’ll need to begin this recipe a day ahead.

Ingredients

400 gm crusty white bread, thickly sliced, left at room temperature overnight to dry

2 garlic cloves, halved

1.5 litres (6 cups) [veal stock](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/veal-stock-brodo-di-vitello-11064|target="_blank")

250 ml dry white wine

1 tsp thyme

150 gm Fontina, coarsely grated

150 gm Münster or Emmenthal, coarsely grated

100 gm parmesan, finely grated

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180C. Rub bread slices with cut sides of one garlic clove (discard garlic) and set aside.

2.Bring stock, wine and thyme to the boil in a saucepan over high heat, season generously with finely ground black pepper, add sea salt to taste.

3.Rub the inside of a 3½-litre casserole with remaining garlic (discard garlic), layer with bread and cheese, finishing with a scatter of cheese, then pour over stock mixture and bake, pushing bread down occasionally, until cheese is melted and bread is golden on top (30-40 minutes). Serve hot.

Styling by Lisa Featherby

Styling by Emma Knowles