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For the dough:
Place the fl our, sugar, and salt in the Cuisinart
™
mixing
bowl. Insert the fl at mixing paddle. Turn to speed 2 for
about 20 seconds to aerate dry ingredients. Add the
butter and continue on speed 2 for 1 minute. Add the
olive oil and mix for 30 seconds on the same speed.
The butter and olive oil should be well incorporated
into the dry ingredients. Add the eggs one at a time.
Be sure to incorporate each egg before adding the
next. After adding the last egg, mix on speed 3 until
the dough comes together as a mass, about 30 to 40
seconds. If the mixture appears slightly dry, add water
one tablespoon at a time on speed 2 until the mixture
resembles a soft dough. Gather the dough ball and cut
in half, forming each half into a disc shape. Wrap each
disc and place in refrigerator. Refrigerate for at least
1 hour.
For the fi lling:
Place olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat.
Add the sausage and sauté until golden brown,
breaking the sausage into pieces. Add the spinach and
garlic and sauté for an additional minute or two, until
the spinach is wilted and the garlic is fragrant. Reserve.
Add the ricotta to the Cuisinart
™
mixing bowl. Insert the
fl at mixing paddle. Mix on speed 2. Add eggs and yolks
one at a time. Stir in remaining ingredients including the
reserved sausage and spinach mixture until all are
incorporated.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll one dough disc to a round
about 16 inches. Carefully transfer to a 9-inch spring-
form pan, trimming the dough so that a 1-inch over-
hang remains. Pour the fi lling into prepared pan. Roll
out second dough disc to a round and place over fi lling.
Cut the top dough to match the existing overhang.
Pinch edges together and then crimp to create a
decorative edge. Brush the top well with egg wash.
Bake until golden brown, about 70 to 75 minutes.
Let stand about 15 to 20 minutes. Release the pan
sides, transfer to a cutting board or platter. Cut into
pieces and serve.
Dough/Crust:
4 cups unbleached, all-purpose fl our
½ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
¼ cup unsalted butter, at room
temperature, cut into 1-inch pieces
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
4 large eggs
Filling:
½ tablespoon olive oil
8 ounces Italian sausage, sweet or
hot, casings removed
10 ounces fresh spinach
2 cloves fresh garlic, fi nely chopped
1 15-ounce container ricotta cheese
2 large eggs
3 large egg yolks
16 ounces mozzarella, shredded
3 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated
4 ounces prosciutto, chopped
2 ounces soppressata or hard salami,
chopped
Egg Wash:
1 large egg plus 1 tablespoon of
water beaten together
Makes one 9-inch pie