This week for Tuesdays with Dorie we made a Pizza Rustica! I wasn't quite sure what a Pizza Rustica was, I thought it was more like a filled two crusted pizza but this to me was more like a savory ricotta pie and it was pretty yummy!
Since I don't eat meat I swapped out the prosciutto for some mushrooms sauteed in butter and brandy. They were delicious. I even got a double mushroom! How fun!
Above are the mushrooms just starting to cook...and below they are being added to the ricotta and cheese mixture.
For the ricotta I used a mixture of two brands, Biazzo was wetter than the Frigo but they tasted pretty much the same (I am a ricotta fan and did a little ricotta taste test :) )
Below is my Pizza Rustica before going into the oven. It baked up nicely although I did add an extra 5 minutes or so on to the cooking time. Picky husband does not like ricotta cheese so he passed on this one (I also made a lasagna that night since I knew this would be a tough sell) and my kids all tried it but didn't like it. Thank goodness I had my mom over for dinner when this was served because she really enjoyed it and could appreciate something like this. I liked it as well and am really glad I added the mushrooms since they added a nice depth of flavor. I packed up half of the pie for my mom to take home and I will probably have some as leftovers for lunch this week.
