Skip to main content
Italiangourmet

Italian Savory Rustic Pie

Italian Savory Rustic Pie is a delicious main dish or appetizer. A double creamy filling of prosciutto, Gruyere and a little white sauce.

Italian Savory Rustic Pie
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
30 min
Yield
8 servings
Difficulty
MEDIUM

Ingredients

Quantities are shown as originally provided.

  • 6-7 slices Prosciutto di Parma (cut in half more slices if needed)
  • 1½ cups grated Fontina or Gruyère cheese
  • ¼ - ½ cup white sauce (very thick)
  • 1-2 crust pie dough ** ((store bought or homemade))
  • 1 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Pre-heat oven to 350° (180° celsius). Lightly grease a 7 or 8 inch (18 - 20 centimeter) pie/cake pan.

  2. 2

    ** If you want to make your own dough you can use this recipe, the pinch of sugar may be eliminated.  Easy Homemade Pie Dough or Savory Pie Dough

  3. 3

    In a small pot add the butter and heat on medium until melted, add the flour and salt, whisk to combine, add the milk and continue whisking until very thick. Remove from heat, let cool while preparing the rest of the pie.

  4. 4

    Roll out the pie crust and fit to the pie/cake pan, with the leftover dough use cookie cutters to cut out desired shapes, strips or use an extra pie crust to cover the top completely.

  5. 5

    Cover the bottom and sides of the bottom pie crust with Prosciutto di Parma, top with half the shredded cheese and half the white sauce (using a small spoon drop thick sauce on the cheese), repeat for another layer.

  6. 6

    Cover with cut outs, strips or extra pie crust. Brush top with a little milk. Bake for approximately 30 minutes, let sit for 5 minutes, cut and serve. Enjoy!

  7. 7

    Un-roll the round pie crust (or roll into a circle if using homemade) spread an inside circle (leave approximately one inch edge to cover the filling) with half the white sauce, top with the sliced prosciutto and top with the shredded cheese, then drop spoonfuls of white sauce.  Fold the edges over the filling.  Bake for approximately 30-45 minutes or until golden. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

Original from anitalianinmykitchen.com

View original