Broccoli Sausage Cheese Pie
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 ½ cup flour
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 T. sugar
- 1 cup butter cold and cubed
- ½ cup cold buttermilk Plus a little xtra if needed
Filling
- 1 package premio sweet italian sausage casing removed and pan fry the sausage.
- 2 heads of broccoli chopped and blanched 2 mins.
- 16 ounces shredded cheese I use a combo of mozzarella/provolone
- 5 eggs
- 1 extra egg white
- 10 ounces ricotta cheese
- salt/peper to taste
Assembly
- 1 egg for wash
Instructions
Crust
- In a food processor, combine flour, sugar and salt.
- Add butter and pusle to form small pea sized pieces.
- While pulsing, slowly add buttermilk just till dough forms together. Add a drop more milk if too dry.
- Lay out on floured surface and divide into 2 disks.
- Chill 1 hour.
Filling
- Combine the eggs and extra white with the cheese and ricotta.
- Add salt/pepper
- Stir in the broccoli and sausage.
- Pour into the pie crust.
Assembly
- Roll out crust and lay in 9 inch pie pan.
- Add filling.
- Roll out second crust and top it.
- Crimp sides and make 4 slashes.
- Beat an egg and brush on top.
- Bake at 375 45-55 minutes.