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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 60 minutes, Preparation Time - 30 minutes

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| 1. Place a piece of cheesecloth into a strainer, and place the ricotta cheese into the cheesecloth. Set a bowl underneath the strainer to catch drips, and refrigerate 8 hours, or overnight, to allow moisture to drip from ricotta. | 2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). | 3. Place sausage into a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease, and allow sausage to cool. | 4. Place the drained ricotta cheese into a large bowl, and stir in 5 beaten eggs and mozzarella cheese until well mixed. Mix in the cooked sausage, Parmesan cheese, parsley, prosciutto, and black pepper until thoroughly combined. | 5. Divide the pizza dough into fourths, and roll out 2 of the pieces into 12-inch circles. Fit the circles into 2 10-inch pie plates, leaving 1 inch of dough hanging over the edge. Divide the filling between the 2 pies. Roll out 2 top crusts, place onto the pies, and fold the edges of the bottom crusts over the edges of the top crusts to seal. Crimp and flute the edges of the pie crusts. | 6. Beat 1 egg with water in a small bowl, and brush the egg wash over the tops and edges of both pies. Cut several slits into the top crusts to vent steam. | 7. Bake pies in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Continue to bake until the crust is browned and the filling is hot, 45 to 50 more minutes. Serve at room temperature. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
ricotta cheese	2	pounds		1578.5033	27.5784	102.1491	117.7527
bulk italian sausage	2	pounds		806.9352	0.0	179.5204	4.5333
egg	5		beaten	357.5	1.8	31.4	23.775
mozzarella cheese	1	pound	shredded	1469.641	123.46799999999999	61.5072	81.0571
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
parsley	1	tablespoon	chopped	1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
prosciutto	1/4	pound	chopped	806.9352	0.0	179.5204	4.5333
black pepper	to taste		cracked	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
pizza dough	2	pounds	prepared	806.9352	0.0	179.5204	4.5333
egg	1			357.5	1.8	31.4	23.775
water	2	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.