Farmland Vegetable Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    For filling
    1 1/2 lbs yellow squash, cut into 1-inch pieces
    1 bunch scallion, chopped, keeping greens separate
    2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
    1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
    1/4 lb okra, trimmed and sliced
    1 lb yellow tomatoes, seeded and chopped
    1/2 cup corn kernel (from 1 ear)
    1 1/2 cups coarsely grated havarti cheese (4 1/2 ounces) or 1 1/2 cups muenster cheese (4 1/2 ounces)
    1 cup chopped basil
    1 tablespoon cornmeal (not stone-ground)
    4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
    For crust
    1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 cup cornmeal
    1 tablespoon baking powder
    3/4 teaspoon salt
    3/8 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
    3/4 cup whole milk, plus additional for brushing
Preparation
    Make filling:.
    Place a heavy baking sheet on middle rack of oven, then preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
    Toss squash with 1 teaspoon salt, then drain in a colander 30 minutes. Pat squash dry.
    Cook scallions (except greens) and garlic in oil with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 4 to 6 minutes. Add squash and okra and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in tomatoes.
    Transfer to a large bowl, then toss with corn, cheese, basil, cornmeal, and scallion greens. Season with salt and pepper.
    Make crust and bake pie:
    Pulse dry ingredients with butter in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size butter lumps. Transfer to a bowl and stir in milk until mixture just forms a dough.
    Gather dough into a ball and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, 5 minutes.
    Halve dough and roll out 1 piece on a well-floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round. Transfer to a 9-inch glass pie plate, leaving overhang.
    Spread eggs evenly in crust and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add vegetable filling, mounding slightly in middle.
    Roll out remaining dough in same manner and place over filling. Trim, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Press edges of crust together. Fold overhang under and crimp edge all around.
    Brush crust with additional milk, then cut 3 steam vents.
    Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool at least 15 minutes before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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