Torta Rustica

Name: Torta Rustica
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 225 g (8 oz) ham, sliced very thick and cubed; 225 g (8 oz) ricotta cheese; 45 ml (1½ fl oz) olive oil plus extra for frying; 3 tablespoons dry white wine; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 1 large or 2 small mozzarella cheeses, cubed; 150 g (5 oz) caciocavallo cheese, cubed; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 400 g (14 oz) plain flour

Rustic Savoury Cake

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from an Italian Farmhouse

By Valentina Harris

Published 1995

About

Essentially this is a southern Italian savoury pizza cake. It’s ideally suited to outdoor events such as wine or oil harvest or fruit picking because the filling is inside the dough. It’s prepared for peasant festivities, with a variety of fillings – this is the most classic.

Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) plain flour
salt and pepper
45

Europe
Italy
Starter
Mediterranean
Cake

Method

Mix the flour with a pinch of salt, the oil and the wine and just enough water to bind it, about 115 ml (4 fl oz). Knead to a smooth elastic dough, then roll it out thinly.

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