Pizza Rustica (Rustic Pie)

Name: Pizza Rustica (Rustic Pie)
Ingredients: Pie Crust (Use a 9 ½ inch pie plate); 2 cups Flour; 2/3 tsp. baking powder; 1/3 tsp. salt; 3 Tbs. shortening; 1 egg beaten; 1/2 cup ice cold water; FILLING:; 2 hard boiled eggs chopped; 1/2 lb. mozzarella cheese diced; 1 lb. fresh ricotta cheese; 2 raw eggs; 1 Tbs. grated Romano cheese; 3/4 lb. fresh Italian sausage (Remove skin and brown in a fry pan); 4 oz. Italian salami diced; 2 oz. boiled ham diced; The following 2 ingredients are very expensive, so what I do is increase the ingredients above, to take the place of them.; 1/2 lb. dried Italian sweet sausage diced (Sopressata); 1/4 lb. Proscuitto chopped

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INGREDIENTS

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Pie Crust (Use a 9 ½ inch pie plate)

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2 cups Flour

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2/3 tsp. baking powder

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1/3 tsp. salt

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3 Tbs. shortening

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1 egg beaten

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1/2 cup ice cold water

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FILLING:

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2 hard boiled eggs chopped

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1/2 lb. mozzarella cheese diced

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1 lb. fresh ricotta cheese

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2 raw eggs

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1 Tbs. grated Romano cheese

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3/4 lb. fresh Italian sausage (Remove skin and brown in a fry pan)

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4 oz. Italian salami diced

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2 oz. boiled ham diced

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The following 2 ingredients are very expensive, so what I do is increase the ingredients above, to take the place of them.

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1/2 lb. dried Italian sweet sausage diced (Sopressata)

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1/4 lb. Proscuitto chopped

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