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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