Sicily Torta Rustica
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 29.58 ml olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 226.79 g Italian turkey sausage link, sliced
- 907.18 g container part-skim ricotta cheese
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 226.79 g sliced provolone cheese, cut into strips
- 113.39 g prosciutto, diced
- 78.78 ml grated parmesan cheese
- 4.92 ml salt
- 2 count package refrigerated ready-to-use pie crusts
- 1 egg yolk, beaten
directions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 10-inch springform pan with nonstick vegetable cooking spray.
- Heat oil in medium-size nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion and garlic; sauté for 5 minutes. Add sausage slices; sauté until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove skillet from the heat.
- Combine ricotta cheese, eggs, provolone, prosciutto, Parmesan, salt and pepper in large bowl. Stir in the sausage mixture.
- Roll out both pie crusts on lightly floured surface with lightly floured rolling pin to two 14-inch rounds. Place one round in bottom of prepared pan. With fingers, lightly press crust into bottom and up sides of pan, without stretching dough.
- Spoon cheese mixture into pastry-lined pan. Place second crust on top of cheese; trim edges of pastry even with rim of pan. Brush pastry with beaten egg yolk.
- Bake on the bottom oven rack in 375 degree oven for 45 minutes. (If the top begins to brown too quickly, cover with a sheet of aluminum foil).
- Turn oven off; let the pie continue to cook in the oven for another 15 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
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