SPECIAL ITALIAN EASTER PIZZA
My college roommate's family made this every Easter and sent a whole pie to us. I loved it and asked for a recipe but was told I could not have it. So I tweaked a few recipes I found myself, and my final result is a dish that was better than the original recipe. Enjoy!
Provided by Brandi Rose
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h55m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook and stir Italian sausage in a skillet over medium heat, breaking the sausage into crumbles as it cooks, until well browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain excess grease; set sausage aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Oil the bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan with olive oil.
- Cut 1/3 of the dough off the loaf and set aside under a cloth. Form the remaining 2/3 dough into a ball and roll into a 14-inch circle on a floured work surface.
- Line the springform pan with rolled dough, allowing dough to hang over the edge by 2 inches all around.
- Layer half the cooked Italian sausage, half the mozzarella cheese, half the ham, half the provolone cheese, half the salami, and half the pepperoni into the pie crust.
- Spoon and spread half the ricotta cheese over the layers of meat and cheeses.
- Sprinkle half the Parmesan cheese over the ricotta.
- Pour half the 8 beaten eggs over the layers; continue layering the remaining meats, sliced cheeses, ricotta cheese, and then Parmesan cheese.
- Pour remaining beaten eggs over the last layer of Parmesan cheese.
- Roll out remaining piece of bread dough to a circle about 12 inches in diameter; lay the piece over the pie to form the top crust. Roll and pinch the bottom crust overhang over the top crust to seal in the filling.
- Beat 1 egg with water in a small bowl; brush the top of the pie with egg wash.
- Bake pie in the preheated oven until the crust is golden brown and the filling is set, 50 to 60 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the middle of the crust should come out without raw egg.
- Allow pie to cool in the pan for at least 25 minutes before releasing the spring and removing pie from the pan. Transfer to a serving platter and cut into wedges for serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 707.3 calories, Carbohydrate 28.1 g, Cholesterol 283.5 mg, Fat 44.6 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 45.4 g, SaturatedFat 18.6 g, Sodium 2090.3 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
ITALIAN EASTER PIE | PIZZA RUSTICA
This Italian Easter meat pie is also know as pizza rustica. This hearty ricotta and meat pie is customarily served at Easter, but it is a delicious meal anytime of the year.
Provided by Angela Allison
Categories Main Course
Time 2h30m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, combine the flour, cold cubed butter, olive oil, egg, and salt. Pulse just until the mixture is combined; it should resemble coarse sand. With the food processor running, pour 4 tablespoons of cold water in and mix until the dough comes together and forms a ball.
- Lay out a piece of plastic wrap. Dump the dough on to the plastic wrap and press together into a disk shape. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour or overnight.
- In a large bowl, combine all of the filling ingredients, and mix until combined. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Divide the dough into two pieces: two-thirds for the bottom crust and one-third for the top crust. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the larger piece of dough into a circular shape. Carefully place the dough in a greased springform pan and line the insides and bottom with it. You can use any scrap pieces to fill in the gaps in the pan.
- Pour the ricotta filling into the crust. Use a spatula to smooth and even it out.
- Roll out the remaining pie crust into a circle. Place it over top of the ricotta filling. Trim any excess overhang and use the side crust to roll over the top crust of the pie. Brush the pie with a beaten egg and make a small "x" shape in the middle of the pie to allow steam to escape.
- Place the pie on the middle rack of the preheated oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 350 degrees. Bake for about 75 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Let cool for five minutes before removing the collar; let sit for another 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 558 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
ITALIAN EASTER PIE
This family recipe has been handed down for four generations. We have even videotaped the making of this "Easter" pie for the next generation. However, be warned, this is time consuming and rather expensive to make, and literally a heart attack-on-a-plate, so proceed with caution. But, should you decide to accept this mission, you won't be disappointed! It's a meal in itself and we made this pie on Good Friday and waited for Easter morning to dive in to it. Mom liked to serve a light white wine to enhance the flavors of the pie, but a good cup of coffee does it justice as well! Good luck!
Provided by Gingerbee
Categories Ham
Time 2h30m
Yield 2 nine inch pies
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- To make the dough, use a food processor for the best results.
- Place flour into processor bowl.
- add salt, milk and shortening, pulsing the flour until it resembles small peas.
- Process add one egg at a time, and continue to mix until dough becomes a ball.
- If mix is too dry, add a teaspoon of water, a little at a time, until dough holds together.
- Remove from processor, knead lightly by hand just to shape into two balls.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes.
- On a floured board, roll out dough, one ball at a time, 1/8-inch thick into a circle to fit a 9" round glass baking dish.
- Bring the dough up the sides of the dish and begin to layer the filling ingredients.
- In the processor or blender add eggs, romano cheese, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Set this aside.
- Filling: Place quartered boiled eggs an inch apart on the bottom of the baking dish on the dough for the first layer.
- Second layer fills in the space between the eggs by adding, cheeses, hams, and sausage.
- Alternating to make the filling distribution uniform.
- Ladle a 1/4 cup of the blended egg mixture on top of the second layer.
- Begin again layering the hard boiled quartered eggs, meat, cheeses, etc.
- until all ingredients are gone.
- Top off with the remaining blended egg mixture.
- Roll out the second ball of dough and cover the contents of the pie.
- Cut a steamhole in the top and crimp the outer edges sealing tightly.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook for 1 hour or until pie crust is golden brown and contents are bubbly.
- Cool and serve warm.
- Reheat in micro for leftovers.
- Makes two 9-inch pies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 5743.3, Fat 368.2, SaturatedFat 146.2, Cholesterol 3019.2, Sodium 19131.1, Carbohydrate 185.1, Fiber 6.4, Sugar 10.3, Protein 397.8
BARRA'S TRADITIONAL ITALIAN EASTER PIE
A meal in itself! This traditional meat pie has been our Easter morning breakfast for five generations. It is expensive to make, takes a lot of preparation but is worth every bite! In our family, this was more precious than gold and we all anxiously awaited Good Friday's fast to past so my father could make Easter Pie. This is a family secret recipe that's out there for all you adventureous cooks to try! and I hope you will :)
Provided by Gingerbee
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 13h
Yield 2 nine inch deep dish pies
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- CRUST PREPARATION: Mix flour and salt together, cut in shortening with 2 knives or pastry cutter.
- Add beaten eggs to flour mixture slowly, incorporating very well.
- Add milk (additional liquid if necessary) to hold mixture together as it is kneaded.
- Shape pastry into two balls.
- Chill for 30 minutes or until ready to begin making the pie.
- PREPARATION FOR FILLING: Remove the sausage meat from the casings; set aside in small bowl.
- In another small bowl, place all the mozzarella, cut into 1/4-inch cubes; set aside.
- In another small bowl, place all the provolone, cut into 1/4-inch cubes; set aside.
- Do the same for the ham and salami and proscuitta; set aside keeping all the ingredients separate.
- Boil dozen eggs; cool, peel, cut into quarters and set aside.
- Make EGG WASH:In a blender, add 10 eggs, parsley, 1/2 cup grating cheese.
- Blend; set aside.
- This will be used between layers of ingredients as the"holding agent" to keep all the ingredients together.
- TO ASSEMBLE PIE: Roll chilled pastry on floured board to 1/8-inch thickness.
- Make into 2 large circles to fit into a 9-inch deep-dish glass pie plate and to cover.
- Better to do this in glass; it cooks more evenly and you can see if your bottom has fully cooked.
- Fit the pastry into the pan and up the sides.
- Begin by layering the quartered hard boiled eggs as the first layer on bottom, about 1-inch apart from eachother.
- In between each quartered slice of egg, with your fingers, place a small piece of sausage meat; going around the whole first layer of the pie.
- Sprinkle a layer of grated cheese all around.
- Next, a thin layer of mozzarella; (one piece high), Next a thin layer of proscuitta; Next a thin layer of provolone cheese; Next a thin layer of salami; Next a thin layer of boiled ham.
- Pour 1/2 cup of your egg wash over the first layer.
- Begin again with your quartered eggs; alternating the quarters"in between" the quarters of the first layer.
- Layer each ingredient as you did on the first layer and so on.
- Proceed with your second layer; again egg wash poured over the layer, etc.
- Depending on the depth of the pie pan, the size of your cut ingredients, you may have two or three layers, but don't fill it beyond the rim of the dish.
- Cover the last layer with another piece of pastry dough and crimp together firmly"gluing" if necessary to keep things together as the pie expands.
- Cut a steam hole on top and brush pastry with a tablespoon of milk (just to enhance the beauty of this meal for presentation) to form a glaze.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake for one hour or until the pie crust is golden on the top and ingredients are bubbly.
- The aroma will tell you the pie is done!
- If you filled the pie too much with egg wash or ingredients, it may boil over.
- It is a good idea to place a sheet of aluminum foil beneath the pie in the oven to catch any drips.
- Serve the pie warm.
- Keep Refrigerated; leftovers can be reheated nicely in a toaster oven or a microwave for 1 minute.
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