Pizza Rustica

Name: Pizza Rustica (Rustic pie)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 60 g ham, cubed; 100 g scamorza cheese, in cubes; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 100 g pecorino cheese, grated; 70 g pieces dry sausage (with chilli); 70 g pieces dry sausage (with chilli); 12 hard-boiled egg yolks; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 4 eggs, beaten; 400 g plain flour; 1 tbsp fresh yeast; 2 eggs, beaten; 5 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp caster sugar

Rustic pie

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio's Italia

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2005

About

Any similarity here to a British pie is superficial. The pie is encased in pastry but the inside is characteristically Italian, with a few surprises, such as the sugar and cinnamon. It is a speciality of Teramo in Abbruzi.

Ingredients

Pastry

400 g plain flour
1 tbsp fresh yeast
2

Europe
Italy
Teramo
Pie
Pizza

Method

To make the pastry, put the flour into a bowl or pile into a mound on a surface and make a well in the middle. Mix the yeast with a little water and add to the well with the eggs, olive oil, sugar and seasoning. Gradually incorporate the flour and mix with your hands to make a smooth dough. Cover and leave to rest for 30 minutes.

Heat the oven to