Torta pasqualina

Name: Torta pasqualina (Easter Pie with Greens and Artichokes)
Ingredients: 2½ cups all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water, or as needed; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 4 large or 5 medium artichokes; 1 lemon, halved; 1 large yellow onion, chopped; ¼ cup olive oil; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh marjoram; 1 large bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped (about ⅓ cup); 1 pound beet greens or spinach, tough stems discarded and coarsely chopped; 1 pound beet greens or spinach, tough stems discarded and coarsely chopped; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 pounds English peas in the pod, shelled (about 2 cups); ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, or to taste; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 eggs, lightly beaten, plus 5 whole eggs (optional); 3 eggs, lightly beaten, plus 5 whole eggs (optional); ½ cup Grated Parmesan cheese, plus more if using the whole eggs; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into 5 equal pieces, if using the whole eggs; 1 cup ricotta cheese; ½ cup Grated Parmesan cheese, plus more if using the whole eggs; 1 tablespoon olive oil, or 1 egg, lightly beaten, for brushing on the top crust; 1 tablespoon olive oil, or 1 egg, lightly beaten, for brushing on the top crust; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into 5 equal pieces, if using the whole eggs; 1 tablespoon olive oil, or 1 egg, lightly beaten, for brushing on the top crust

Easter Pie with Greens and Artichokes

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Serves
8

Appears in

Italian Slow and Savory

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 2004

About

The famed Easter pie of Liguria has many variations. For the filling, some cooks use only greens, some use only artichokes, and some add peas to the greens or artichokes. Traditionally, this pie is multilayered—thirty-three layers to. be exact, one for every year of Christ’s life, and it is prepared with a very thin and elastic strudel-type dough. You also can prepare it with pasta frolla salata, a short pastry crust that gives it a wonderful richness. If you are not locked into the

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Easter

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