Pane di Altamura: proviamo a conoscerlo meglio

Altamura bread PDO, we try to know him better. The product specification is focused on raw material. For this bread taste so you can only use the durum hard wheat varieties "appulo", "archangel", "duilio" and "simeto" produced only in the municipalities of Altamura, Gravina di Puglia, Poggiorsini, Spinazzola and Minervino Murge. Starting from this flour, the dough is produced by mixing it with natural sourdough yeast, warm water and sea salt. The oven is provided which is preferably a wood, and Altamura there are still several, or even gas. Among traditional forms recall that crossed over (the country in which they call "skuanète") and low ("capidde de Prevete"). The crumb of this delicious bread has a light yellow color.