Gattò di patate

Method

1. 1 Boil potatoes with their skins on for 35 minutes, then peel and mash them while still hot.
2. 2 Cook the white sauce from butter, flour, and milk for 8 minutes, then season with nutmeg.
3. 3 The Palermo version mixes white sauce with potatoes and uses caciocavallo, unlike the Neapolitan version which only has potatoes and provola.
4. 4 Mix the white sauce into the mashed potatoes along with the eggs to create a smooth, creamy mixture.
5. 5 Place half of the block in the mold, then layer it with sliced prosciutto and caciocavallo.
6. 6 Cover the remaining parts, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and butter, then bake at 190 degrees for 40 minutes.

With an appliance

• Air fryer 1 hr 30 min

  Replace step 6: spray oil onto the breadcrumb coating, run the air fryer at 205 degrees for 26 minutes, and rotate the tray at minute 13; the potato surface will crisp up quickly, and large molds must be divided into batches.