Pizza Rustica

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into bits
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 9 large eggs, beaten lightly
• 1 1/2 lbs ricotta cheese
• 1/2 lb prosciutto, chopped coarse
• 1/2 lb cooked ham, chopped coarse
• 1/2 lb salami, chopped coarse
• 1 1/2 lbs mozzarella cheese, cut into small pieces
• 5 ounces freshly grated romano cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large egg yolk, beaten with
• 1 pinch salt, and
• 1 teaspoon water

Recipe

• 1 make dough: in a large bowl combine flour, sugar and a pinch of salt.
• 2 add the butter and blend mixture until it resembles coarse meal.
• 3 stir in oil and 1/3 to ½ cup ice water, 1 tblsp at a time, to form a soft dough.
• 4 knead dough lightly on a floured surface until it is smooth, halve the dough and chill it, wrapped in plastic wrap, for 30 minutes.
• 5 roll half of dough (leave other half in fridge) into a circle 1/8 inch thick and fit into a buttered 12 inch round baking pan, 2 inches deep, leaving a 1 inch overhang.
• 6 chill shell.
• 7 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 8 make filling: in a very large bowl combine eggs and stir in ricotta, a little at a time, until mixture is blended well.
• 9 stir in meats, cheeses and pepper and combine well.
• 10 spoon into shell.
• 11 roll remaining dough into a circle large enough to cover the top of the pie and cover pie.
• 12 crimp edges together firmly, brush pie with egg wash and cut slits on top.
• 13 bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 ½ hours, or until top is golden-brown.
• 14 let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.