Pizza Rustica
Pizza Rustica is southern Italian pizza served for Easter. It is also known as Italian Easter Pie but we enjoy making it for Sunday lunch or any other occasion, too. Loaded with Ricotta, mortadella, ham,and salami, it is one of staples at our home!
Ingredients
- 1 Store bought pizza dough ( 18 x 12 inches )
- 4 eggs
- 6 Tbsp Ricotta cheese
- ½ tsp dry oregano
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup Mortadella sliced
- ½ cup Gouda cheese, cubed
- ½ cup ham, cubed
- 4 Tbsp finely chopped salami
- Butter for the pan
- 1 egg yolk to brush the top
Instructions
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In medium sized bowl, mix eggs and Ricotta well. Add salt, ground black pepper, oregano, mortadella, cheese, ham and salami. Combine and leave aside.
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Preheat the oven to 180 C / 356 F.
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Roll out the dough and cut out one circle by pressing the dish on the dough and round it with sharp knife. This is your cover for 6-inch pizza rustica. Leave it aside.
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Place the rest of the dough over your buttered dish and tuck in the edges.
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Pour the filling in, cut the dough leftovers on the sides, leaving ½ inch free so it falls on the filling. Cover it with the prepared top.
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Brush the top with egg yolk and bake for 1hour.
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Pizza rustica can be served warm or cold.
Recipe Notes
After 30 minutes of baking, you may cover your pizza cake with foil not to become too brown.