What You'll Need
- Crust*:
- 2 cups flour**
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) of cold butter
- ½ cup cold water
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- Filling:
- 3 lbs. ricotta cheese
- 1 cup grated parmesan
- 10 oz. thick sliced boiled ham, cubed
- 8 oz. prosciutto, cubed
- 4 oz. salami, cubed
- 12 eggs
- Pepper, lots of pepper
What You'll Do
- First thing’s first, let’s get greasy. Grease a 9×13 baking dish with butter and preheat your oven to 350º.
- Next, let’s make the crust. In a large bowl, add 2 cups flour, 1 stick butter cup, salt, pepper, 1 egg, 2 tsp baking powder. Smash until butter is pea sized using masher, hands, or a fork. Add ½ cup cold water. Using your hands, combine all ingredients until a shaggy dough forms. Still using your hands, form dough into tight a ball.
- Place your dough ball (me) in 9×13 greased baking dish. Spread your dough into the pan with your fingers evenly around bottom of pan and up the sides.
- Now we make the filling. This is the good part, kids! In a large bowl, add 3 lbs. of ricotta like it’s not a big deal and something you do every day. Add in 10 oz cubed ham, 8 oz prosciutto, and 4 oz salami (and feel free to adjust these ratios of meat to your liking!). Add 1 cup of grated parmesan (you can also use pecorino or a mix). Add so much pepper that your wrist hurts from grinding it (that’s what he/she/they said?) or, be less dramatic than me, and just add 2 tablespoons of fresh pepper. Mix all ingredients until combined.
- Next, blend 12 eggs together in a blender (or whatever blender-like contraption you have). Add blended eggs to bowl of cheese and meat, pray the rosary, and stir with wooden spoon. I told you you’d need a big bowl!
- Grab your pan with your dough and add your cheesy eggy meat mixture to fill it. Place pan into a 350º oven for 60-70 minutes until the top is nice and golden brown. Let cool, then slice, share and enjoy!
- Store in the refrigerator as you slowly make your way through this glorious Italian delight. You can reheat slices or eat them cold, the choice is yours!
- *Recipe can be made crust-free if preferred! Just follow directions exactly as written, omitting the crust all together.
- **Gluten free All-Purpose 1:1 flour can be used.