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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Tomato Pie

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 3 -4 large ripe tomatoes, , peeled
  • salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise, or as needed
  • 2 tablespoons torn basil leaves
  • 1 tablespoon chopped chives

Recipe

  • 1 place flour, baking powder and salt in bowl, toss to mix and cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
  • 2 add enough milk to make a medium-soft dough (not too soft).
  • 3 turn out about 1/3 of the dough onto a floured board and roll to fit a 9-inch pie pan.
  • 4 fold into quarters and lift gently into pie pan (if dough breaks, patch it with scraps of dough, using a bit of cold water as"glue").
  • 5 line crust with fairly thick tomato slices, season with salt and pepper, top with half the cheese and coat with mayonnaise.
  • 6 sprinkle basil and chives over the mayonnaise.
  • 7 add remaining cheese and spread mayonnaise over the top.
  • 8 roll remaining dough thin to fit over filling.
  • 9 make slits to allow steam to escape and bake in a pre-heated, 400 degree oven until brown and puffy on top, about 20 minutes.

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