Pink Ricotta Skillet Pie Food

ITALIAN SPINACH AND RICOTTA PIE

Steps:

• Place spinach in a skillet over medium heat and cook until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain, squeeze dry, and chop finely.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat and add onion. Cook until onion starts to soften, about 3 minutes. Add spinach and cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl to cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Stir ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, 2 whole eggs, nutmeg, salt, and pepper into the cooled spinach mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch tart pan or pie dish.
• Unwrap the phyllo dough. Keep covered with a damp cloth to prevent phyllo sheets from drying out.
• Lay 1 sheet of phyllo over the buttered dish flush with the edge so that excess phyllo hangs over on only one side of the dish. Brush lightly with melted butter. Top with another sheet of phyllo at a slight angle to the first one. Continue in this manner, with up to 12 sheets, brushing each sheet with butter and working clockwise to lay each at a slight angle to the previous sheet.
• Spoon cheese and spinach mixture evenly into the phyllo-lined dish. Using the back of a spoon, make six indentations in the filling, then carefully place 1 egg yolk in each. Season each yolk with salt and pepper and drizzle with a bit of melted butter.
• Take the extra phyllo dough hanging over the edges of the dish and fold it over to the centre to cover the filling, 1 sheet of phyllo at a time, brushing each one with butter. Brush the top of the whole pie with butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the phyllo pastry is a dark golden brown, about 40 minutes. Remove and let cool slightly before slicing. Serve warm.

PIZZA RUSTICA (ITALIAN EASTER PIE RECIPE)

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt and baking powder in the bowl of your food processor. Add cubed butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a course meal. Add the egg and blend until combined.
• With the motor running begin adding a tbsp of ice cold water at a time until a dough is formed and wraps itself around the blade. I added 5 tbsps of water to my dough. Remove the dough from the food processor, shape into a disc. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.

SKILLET CHILI PIE WITH CORNBREAD TOPPING

Steps:

• To make the chili: cook onion, garlic and green pepper with the ground beef in a large oven-proof skillet over medium heat until meat is browned and crumbly; drain VERY well.
• Add in all remaining ingredients (except the topping ingredients); mix well and bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the skillet with the ground beef mixture from heat; set aside.
• To make the corn bread topping: combine dry ingredients in a bowl.
• In another small bowl, combine the egg white and buttermilk; add to the dry ingredients, stirring until moistened.
• Spoon evenly over the gound beef mixture in the skillet.
• Set oven to 400 degrees.
• Bake for about 13-14 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Delicious!

RICOTTA PIE

Steps:

• To make the pie crust: Into a bowl, sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the shortening and blend until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a bowl, whisk together the egg and 2 tablespoons of the ice water. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and toss to combine, adding more water, if necessary, to form a dough. Chill the dough, wrapped in plastic, until firm.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a circle 1/8-inch thick and fit it into a 9-inch pie pan. Crimp the edge, prick the bottom, and chill while making the filling.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the ricotta with the sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and cinnamon. Stir in the candied fruit and chocolate chips. Pour the filling into the pie shell.
• Bake the pie for 45 minutes, or until just set. Let cool and chill.

PINK RICOTTA SKILLET PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• In a large cast iron skillet on medium heat, cook the onions, garlic and salt until they begin to caramelize. Meanwhile, mix the mozzarella, half the Parmesan, the ricotta and the eggs in a mixing bowl.
• To the skillet, add the spinach, sun dried tomatoes, the tomato paste and the spices. Cook until the liquid from the spinach is dried out.
• Add the spinach mixture to the cheese mixture and combine well. Put it back into the skillet, smooth the top and top with the remaining Parmesan.
• Bake for around 40 minutes. The top should be crispy and golden brown.
• Allow 10 minutes rest before cutting and serving.