Pizza Rustica

Recipe Ingredients

		Dough
3 cups	187g / 6.6oz	Flour
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking powder
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Cold butter - cut small cubes
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
4 tablespoons	60ml	Ice water - (to 5 tbspns)
3		Eggs - slightly beaten
		Filling
4 cups	584g / 20oz	Ricotta cheese
1 1/2 lbs	681g / 24oz	Mozzarella cheese - shredded
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Grated pecorino cheese
7		Eggs - slightly beaten
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Sicilian salami with peppercorns - diced
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Pepperoni - diced
2 oz	56g	Prosciutto - diced
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped fresh Italian parsley

Recipe Instructions

To make the dough: Sift the flour and the baking powder together. Quickly mix the sifted ingredients with the butter and cut with a pizza cutter until the butter is in tiny pieces. Mound the mixture together and make a well in the center. Place the salt, 4 tablespoons of water, and eggs in the well. Gradually start to combine all the ingredients with your hands. Add more water if the mixture is too dry and does not come together. Knead and form it into a ball. Dust your work surface with flour. With a rolling pin, roll the dough into a circle until it is about 3-inches wider than a 9-inch springform pan. Pick up the dough by rolling it around the rolling pin, then unroll it right into the pan. This way you avoid handling it and possibly puncturing it. Line the pan with the dough and refrigerate until needed.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

To make the filling: Mix the 3 cheeses and eggs together in a large bowl. Add the diced salami, pepperoni, and proscuitto and mix. Mix in the parsley. Spread the mixture into the dough-lined baking pan and bake for 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the pie removes cleanly. Remove from the oven, allow to cool to room temperature, cut into wedges and serve.

This recipe yields 6 appetizer, lunch, or snack servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - Recipe courtesy of David Ruggerio - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-9097 broadcast 03-31-1998) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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