Friday, July 12, 2013

Swiss Chard Pie

This is a family recipe from Peru and my husband just couldn't wait to try it out.  Even our 14m old liked it.

 



Crust
Make a crown with the flour and pour oil and butter in the middle.  Add 1tbs water at a time and knead until a soft dough forms.  Set aside while making pie filling.
 
1 cup flour (we used ½ all purpose & ½ whole wheat), 1 tsp butter, 1 tsp oil, ½ cup salted warm water.
 
Filling
De-stem and finely chop swiss chard.
Heat 2tbs oil in a large skillet.  Sautee one medium chopped onion until soft, add 2 cloves garlic til fragrant, then swiss chard.  Season with 1tsp oregano, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning to taste.  Cook well.
 
 


 

 
In a medium bowl mix 3 eggs, 1 cup ricotta cheese, ½ cup parmesan cheese.  Mix in swiss chard
 
 
Split pie dough in half and roll out two thin crusts.  Lay down the bottom crust in your greased pie tin and pour in filling.  Make holes in the filling and add as many full eggs as you would like without allowing them to break. (I used the smallest round cookie cutter, pushing the filling aside I placed it in the pie and cracked an egg inside.)
 
 



 
Cover with second crust and bake at 350 for 45mins




Ingredients:
Crust
1tsp oil
1tsp butter
1 cup flour
1/2 cup warm salted water, more or less

Filling
1 bunch spinach (swiss chard) finely chopped
3 eggs
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
salt, pepper, and italian seasoning to taste
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp oregano
1 cup ricotta
eggs, as many as desired unbroken.

Preheat oven to 350.

On a clean counter form a crown with the flour, in the center place butter, oil, and tbs water. Knead ingredients and add more water as needed until a soft dough forms.

Heat oil in a large skillet. Add onion and sautee til soft, add garlic til fragrant, then add swiss chard. Cook well and add salt, pepper, italian seasoning, and oregano.

In a medium bowl mix together eggs, parmesan, and ricotta. Then add swiss chard mixture.

Divide the dough in two. Toll out thinly then place 1/2 in greased pie tin. Add filling. Then crack whole eggs into dug out spots in filling. Cover with remaining dough and bake for 45mins.

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