Nana’S Spinach And Sausage Pie
Nana’s Spinach and Sausage Pie
Posted by artsycook at recipegoldmine
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This heavy dish is great for dinner OR brunch, warm OR cold (family recipe)
1 pound sweet Italian sausage links, casing removed
6 large eggs
20 ozs frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeeze dry
or 1 pound fresh salad spinach leaves, stemmed
1 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded
5 1/2 ozs (1/2 container) ricotta cheese
1/8 teaspoon pepper
10 to 11 ozs piecrust mix or 2 (9-inch) deep dish pie crusts
Preheat oven to 375 deg F
Crumble sausage in a medium skillet and brown meat over medium heat, breaking up with a spoon
Drain on paper towels
If using fresh spinach, bring a large pot of water to a boil and put spinach in water
Boil 1 minute and drain; squeeze dry
Separate 1 egg
Combine 5 eggs with 1 egg white, sausage, spinach mozzarella, ricotta and pepper and set aside
Prepare pie crust mix if using
Lay 1 pie crust in pie pan and spoon mixture into it
Lay another crust on top and flute with a stand-up edge
Carefully cut a 2-inch circle out of the top crust
Mix egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water and brush on top of pie
(Can decorate with scraps of dough
) Bake for 1 hour, 10 minutes until golden and bubbly
Check crust after 1 hour and put foil on edges to prevent over-browning
Let stand 10 minutes and cut OR chill uncovered until cold; cover and refrigerate until serving cold
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