Hot Honey, Prosciutto and Stracciatella Sourdough Toast
Creamy stracciatella cheese and thin prosciutto folds top crisp sourdough, finished with a small drizzle of chili honey.
The topping is stracciatella cheese: soft, creamy strands that spread loosely over the toast. Thin folds of prosciutto add a salty edge, and a little chili honey ties the two together.
Toast the bread first and let the steam escape before adding the cold cheese. There is no need to bake the assembled toast; the contrast between crisp bread and cool, creamy filling is part of this version.
Hot Honey, Prosciutto and Stracciatella Sourdough Toast
- Makes
- 2 servings (1 topped toast each)
- Prep · estimate
- 8 min
- Cook · estimate
- 5 min
- Total · estimate
- 13 min
Ingredients
- 2 slices (120 g total) unseeded sourdough, about 1.5 cm / ⅝ inch thick
- 150 g stracciatella cheese made with pasteurized milk
- 60 g ready-to-eat prosciutto, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp (21 g) honey
- ¼ tsp mild red chili flakes
- ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper, optional
Method
Prepare the chili honey
Put the honey in a small heatproof cup. Stand it in a bowl of hot tap water for 1–2 minutes until loose enough to drizzle, then stir in the chili flakes. Keep water out of the honey and taste a tiny cooled drop to check the heat.
Toast and cool briefly
Toast the sourdough on both sides for about 3–5 minutes until golden and crisp. Rest on a rack for 1–2 minutes so the slices are warm rather than steaming.
Add the cheese
Lift the stracciatella from any excess loose liquid, keeping its creamy strands. Divide it between the toasts, about 75 g each, and spread gently with the back of a spoon.
Drape the prosciutto
Lay 30 g prosciutto over each toast in loose folds so some of the cheese stays visible. Drizzle each with half the chili honey and add the optional black pepper. Serve immediately.
Developed for home use; not kitchen-tested by Sourdough Bench. Times are estimates; use the doneness cues in the steps.
Small things that help
- Keep the prosciutto delicate
- Separate the thin slices before assembly and drape them loosely. Compressing them into a thick layer makes the toast harder to bite.
- Adjust heat before serving
- Chili flakes vary widely. Start with half the amount if yours are particularly hot, then add more to taste; the honey should still drizzle thinly.
Make it your own
- Use burrata
- Split a 150 g burrata ball, then divide its torn outer cheese and creamy center between the toasts. Drain excess liquid before assembly.
- Use ready-made hot honey
- Use 1 tbsp of a prepared chili honey instead of the honey and flakes. Check the heat level before using the full amount.
- Use ricotta
- Spread 150 g thick whole-milk ricotta between the two slices. The result is firmer and less flowing than stracciatella, but works with the same prosciutto and honey.
Make ahead & storage
Keep the cheese and prosciutto refrigerated at 4°C/40°F or below and follow their opened-pack instructions. Assemble only what you will eat now. Refrigerate perishable leftovers within 2 hours, or 1 hour above 32°C/90°F; store spare cheese, meat and bread separately.
Dietary notes
Ingredients to check
Contains wheat, milk and pork. Prosciutto already supplies salt, so no extra salt is added. The tablespoon of honey is divided between the two toasts.
Before you start
Is stracciatella the same as yogurt?
No. This recipe uses fresh stracciatella cheese, with soft creamy strands. Plain yogurt has a different flavor and consistency and is not the topping used here.
Do I need to cook the prosciutto?
Choose a product clearly labeled ready to eat and follow its package directions. This recipe serves it cold and does not cook it on the toast.
What does hot honey mean here?
Honey flavored with chili. Warm water simply loosens it for drizzling; it does not need to be served hot or boiled.
Sources & inspiration
- Dear兜兜: Brunch pairing ideas on Xiaohongshu
Pairing inspiration only. Sourdough Bench developed the ingredient amounts and method independently; this is not a transcription of the original recipe.
- FoodSafety.gov: Four steps to food safety
Preparation and refrigeration guidance for perishable ingredients.
Recipe writing and serving illustrations are created for Sourdough Bench. Inspiration credits identify the source of an idea; they do not imply that another author tested this recipe. How we publish.
