Top 10 recipes using Maestro Classic bread

Maestro Classic is one of Schär’s most iconic gluten-free products: soft sliced bread made with sourdough and ancient grains millet and quinoa.

Maestro Classic ingredients are specially selected from growers to provide the highest possible quality gluten-free bread experience. Every batch of this best-selling bread is tested to ensure not only a delicious taste and juicy texture, but also to guarantee its status as a certified gluten-free food.

These same values and qualities are shared by the other products in the Masterbaker range, Maestro Cereale and Maestro Vital. This is bread as it is meant to be: authentic, great tasting, soft and simple.

As well as being one of the best-tasting gluten-free breads for everyday eating, Maestro Classic is also a fundamental ingredient for anyone following a gluten-free diet, whether you are making a simple sandwich or a dish like meatballs, you will always need a pack of Maestro Classic in your pantry for recipes with bread!

Discover with us 10 easy and smart gluten-free recipes that can be made with Maestro Classic bread, showing how to use this versatile ingredient in some ways you might expect, and others that are less conventional.

1. Mozzarella in carrozza

This typical Italian gluten-free appetizer is a mouthwatering breaded and fried sandwich filled with fresh Mozzarella cheese. To make this cheesy bread treat, all you have to do is:

Take 2 slices of Maestro Classic bread
Fill the middle with 3 or 4 slices of mozzarella and - if you like - add a little anchovy
Beat an egg and coat the sandwich with it, adding salt and pepper
Coat with some breadcrumbs made from a blended slice of Maestro Classic
Fry for a few minutes in a pan with extra virgin olive oil

2. Croque Madame - the easy way

A delicious breakfast or handy snack idea, this typical French sandwich is made with ham, cheese and egg. This easy and gluten-free recipe is ready in 10 minutes:

Fry an egg in a small pan
Take 2 slices of Maestro Classic for each sandwich. Fill them with a thin layer of cream cheese, a slice or 2 of Italian ham (prosciutto cotto) and a fine slice of your favourite stringy cheese (you can go for mozzarella or Gruyère)
Close the sandwich and press with your fingertips all around the edges. Heat a nut of butter in a pan and cook your sandwich on both sides
Cover the top of the gluten-free Croque Madame with extra hot cheese and serve with the fried egg on top. Bon appétit!

3. Savoury croutons

Another creative way to use your Maestro Classic is to make savoury gluten-free croutons for soups or salads.

Cut your bread according to the size you want for your croutons and place it on a baking tray. Now add extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano and rosemary and massage all the ingredients onto the bread pieces
Cook in the oven at 180ºC until the croutons are golden, crunchy and delicious

4. Meatballs

Use Maestro Classic to make your gluten-free meatballs soft and juicy: just cut off the crust and soak the bread in a little milk before adding to your minced meat with your favourite seasoning and make small or medium-sized meatballs. Cook them in the oven or in a pan with a little olive oil. They will be great served with a tomato sauce.

5. Gluten-free bacon dumplings (Speckknödel)

A traditional Tyrolean dumpling made with bread. Discover the full recipe for these super-tasty gluten-free bread dumplings on our website.

6. The easy-cheesy pizza

Pizza cravings? Try this ready-in-minutes recipe for gluten-free cheese pizza with Maestro Classic:

Toast one or two slices of Maestro Classic for a few minutes
Add a spoonful of tomato sauce, sprinkle some mozzarella cheese on top and add oregano and basil leaves
Pop it in the oven at 200ºC until the mozzarella has melted. Presto – the easiest pizza on earth!

7. Choco-French-toast roll-ups

For this super-delicious recipe for gluten-free French toast as a sweet breakfast or bread dessert, you'll need 6 slices of Maestro Classic, your favourite chocolate spread, an egg and 1 or 2 spoonfuls of the milk of your choice. Preparation:

Remove the crust and roll out the bread slices a little with a rolling pin. You can lightly soak them in a little milk to make them softer
Spread on some chocolate cream and gently make little rolls with the bread
Beat the egg with two spoons of milk and dip the bread rolls into it
Cook the bread rolls in a pan with a little butter for a few minutes and then serve them with a dusting of powdered sugar

8. Panzanella salad

Panzanella is a typical dish from Tuscany: a wonderfully simple summer salad made with bread, tomatoes, cucumber, basil leaves, red onion, white vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, black pepper and sea salt. All these ingredients must be chopped into medium-to-small pieces and mixed together in a big salad bowl. Make your own panzanella using some toasted or grilled Maestro Classic bread slices, cut into cubes.

9. The crunchiest gratin

Blend a few slices of Maestro Classic in a food processor together with parsley, garlic and black pepper for the best gluten-free breadcrumb mix to make your favourite vegetables or seafood au gratin style. Just add your gratin blend to your vegetable slices or on scallops (for example) and put in in the oven until it turns golden.

10. The Classic sandwich

Our Maestro Classic is a delicious bread, a fundamental ingredient in gluten-free diets and super-tasty whatever you do with it. Another easy way of using Maestro Classic is by making a simple-but-delicious sandwich with your favourite fresh ingredients: our suggestion is a thin layer of mayo, 2 slices of tomato, one big salad leaf and a few slices of cheese. Keep it simple but always hmmm with Maestro!