Preparation

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Wash the artichokes and trim the outer leaves with scissors up to the fleshy part.

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Halve and scrape off the hay. The best way is to work with a ice cream scoop.

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Cook the artichokes in a pan of boiling salted water with the lemon juice for 10 minutes.

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Cut off the crusts from the toast and chop finely.

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Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan, gas 6). Crush the toast with the butter to a crumbly mixture and place in a bowl. Grate in the Parmesan, squeeze the crushed garlic and mix together.

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Place the artichokes in a baking dish (cut side upwards) and cover with the Parmesan mixture.

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Finely crush the peperoncini and bay leaves in a mortar, mix with the tomatoes and oregano leaves and season with salt. Pour into the dish around the artichokes and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

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Remove from the oven and serve on plates with white bread.