My Friend's Easter Pie Recipe

Description

This Italian Easter Pies is a family favorite ever since I was a little kid. The sopressata is usually ready just before Easter. Just in time to slice and put in the pie. Enjoy!

Ingredients

3. lbs. fresh or frozen pizza dough

• 4lbs. Ricotta whole milk cheese
• 1lb. shredded mozzarella cheese
• 5 oz. shredded parmigiano or  romano cheese
• 3 fresh eggs
• 12 sliced hard boiled eggs
• 3/4 lb. cooked ham
• 3/4 lb. sweet capocollo
• 2 thinly sliced sopressata
• salt, pepper

Directions/Steps

1. Easter Pir
2. This recipe is for 3 pies.
3. Use 3 lbs. fresh or frozen bread or pizza dough for crusts
4. Cover dough with smooth towel when rising
5. When rising, rub oil on the dough so it will not crack when stretching.
6. After rising, divide and roll into 6 pieces, 3 tops and 3 bottoms
7. Create Ricotta cheese filling:
8. Mix 4lbs. Ricotta whole milk cheese with 2 eggs, 1lb. shredded Mozzarella, 5 oz. shredded parmagiano romano cheese, add salt and pepper
9. Meat Ingredients:
10. 3/4 lb. cooked ham, 3/4 lb. sweet capocollo, 2 thinly sliced sopressata,1 dozen hard boiled eggs, sliced
11. Making pies:
12. Grease and flour pie plates and add bottom layer of dough
13. Cover bottom dough with one layer of ham
14. ( be sure to cover bottom as the ham layer keeps the moisture away from the bottom crust.)
15. Spread a layer of ricotta cheese mix
16. Cover cheese mix with a layer of boiled eggs
17. Add one layer of sopressata over the eggs
18. Cover sopressata with another layer of ricotta cheese mix
19. Add another layer of the sliced boiled eggs
20. Add one layer of sopressata over the eggs
21. Finish the filling with one layer of cappicola
22. Cover with the top pie crust, puncture top to remove steam
23. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes, with 10 minutes to go, brush top of pie with beaten egg.