It’s not Easter if there aren’t ham pies, right?! I am adding the recipe below but please note that it makes 9 HUGE ham pies. You can cut the recipe down and make less.
Dough:
- 9 c flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 eggs
- 3 c water
- 6 TB Crisco
Mix the dough in a food processor or stand mixer and set aside. Keep it covered with a kitchen towel so it doesn’t dry out.
Filling:
- 9 c ground ham
- 3/4 c Romano cheese
- 1 TB black pepper – heaping!
- 12 eggs
Mix all and set aside.
A note about the ham:
Buy a ham at the grocery store. This is already smoked/cooked. You can buy bone-in or boneless. Cut it into chunks and blitz it in the food processor until it is the consistency of ground beef.
Egg Wash:
- 2 eggs
- 4 TB water
Assembly:
So, this recipe makes 9 ham pies. I divide the dough into thirds, and into thirds again. I end up with 9 equal pieces of dough. Roll out one ball of dough onto a floured surface with a rolling pin until it is very thin and roughly shaped like an oval.
Place 1 cup of filling on the bottom half of your oval and fold the top half over. Crimp the edges and brush on the egg wash.
Bake at 425 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Eat COLD!!
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