Italian Easter Pie Recipe | King Arthur Baking

Italian Easter Pie Recipe | King Arthur Baking

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Easter pie, a double-crust "stuffed pizza" filled with ham, eggs, and cheese, is traditionally eaten in Italian households the day before Easter.

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Ingredients

  • 5 cups (530g) King Arthur Italian-Style Flour or 4 3/4 cups (570g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoons (12g) table salt
  • 2 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 2 tablespoons (25g) granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons (53g) King Arthur Easy Roll Dough Improver or 6 tablespoons (35g) nonfat dry milk, (optional, but very helpful)
  • 1/4 cup (39g) olive oil
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (283g) water, lukewarm*
  • 12 large eggs
  • 1 pound (454g) ham, full-flavored
  • 2 cups (454g) ricotta cheese, part-skim preferred
  • 1 cup (99g) Parmesan cheese, freshly grated, lightly packed
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup (11g to 25g) parsley, fresh preferred, chopped
  • 1 large egg

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