The Recipe
Italian Easter Pie /Pizza Rustica (Aka "Ham Pie")
COOK TIME : an hourPREP TIME : 35 minutes
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Ingredients
DESCRIPTION
There are as many variations of this traditional dish as there are names for it (Pizza Rustica, Carnival Pie, Easter Pie and Ham Pie are just a few.) Some versions include hard boiled eggs in the filling along with the meat and cheeses, this one does not.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pastry for double-crust pie, 10 inch (or you can make the "yeast dough pie crust ")
- 3 1/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons leaves lard or 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope yeast
- 1 cup water
- 2 lbs sweet Italian sausage links
- 1/4 lb prosciutto, chopped
- 1/2 lb cooked ham, diced
- 2 lbs ricotta cheese
- 12 ounces mozzarella cheese, diced
- 5 eggs
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley (flat leaf)
- 1/4 cup freshly grated romano cheese or 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
NUTRITION
Calories | 1,296 | 65% | |
Cholesterol | 304 | 101% | |
Carbohydrates | 70 | 25% | |
Fat | 83 | 106% | |
Protein | 65 | 130% |
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