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Rustice

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Rustice

I make these every once in a while, they are a mildly sweet version of rustic pie. I've really only seen them specifically around the Napoli/Campagna region of Italy. 

These bring me back to my childhood and fond memories of when I lived in Naples Italy and going to grandma's on Sunday's and going to the smallest of corner bakery and buying 2 dozen at a time and eat them until I was blue in the face. No one could make them as good as this one baker.

They are filled with ricotta, sopresatta and cheese. The dough is buttery with a hint of sugar. (If I only had a time machine)

Angelo


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thebreadfairy

They look gorgeous and delicious. Formula available?

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This made about 36 or so for me, depends on how thick you like the crust.(I rolled it out very thin) Make sure you spray the tins with cooking spray.

dough: mix butter, eggs, sugar and milk together and then mix into the flour. I used a mixer but you could hand knead it if you don't have one.

It will be somewhat stiff sort of like cookie dough. I let it rest overnight in the fridge(but and hour or so will work also), it will setup pretty hard, but don't worry, use a rolling pin to squash it down and start rolling it out flat. Have some flour handy for dusting as needed as you roll the dough out.

I then cut the dough into peices to fit into the tins. I then rolled them out even flatter before placing it into the tins(leave someoverlap).

Spoon in the filling and cover with another flat dough sheet, then press the sides of the tins and it should seal nicely. Brush tops with an egg wash and bake in a preheated oven @ 350 until golden brown. I've attached a few more pictures to give you and idea of what I'm trying to describe with the chopping and dough consistancy. The dough should freeze well also for later use. I made a bunch of these and then cooked and froze them :)

700 grams AP flour(I used KA - AP)

200 grams melted butter

250 grams sugar

3 egg yolks

1 cup milk

Filling enough for 16 tins: chop up the cheese and soppressata into small pieces, smaller the better. Mix all the ingredients together and stick in the fridge for about 15 - 20 minutes to firm up.

300 grams ricotta

3 eggs

150 grams sopressata or salami(Italian)

125 grams swiss cheese

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thebreadfairy

Thanks for the formula. Much appreciated.

Jessica

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linder

What kind of tins are used in the recipe?  Can you show us a picture?  Thanks.

Linda

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tracker914

here they are