Italian Easter Pie
- 3 eggs (beaten)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 14 cup shortening (vegetable oil)
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 dozen egg (boiled peeled and quartered)
- 10 eggs (blended)
- 1 cup grated romano cheese
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon pepper
- 12 cup Italian parsley (finely chopped)
- 3 lbs sweet Italian sausage links (out of casing)
- 1 lb italian ham (proscutti sliced very thin, and cut in squares)
- 1 lb boiled ham (, sliced thin and cut into squares)
- 1 large mozzarella cheese (cubed)
- 1 lb sharp provolone cheese
- 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.
eggs, allpurpose, shortening, milk, salt, egg, eggs, romano cheese, salt, pepper, italian parsley, sweet italian sausage, italian ham, ham, mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-easter-pie-22605 (may not work)