Tuesday, April 27, 2010

RICOTTA POTATO PIE

Hi everyone.  Can you believe that in three days it will be May?  Slow down world.  I feel like I am on a Merry-Go-Round time is going by so quickly.  It will really fly now.  We have so many big events coming up in the next two months, I can hardly believe they are here already.  Christina is making her First Holy Communion on May 8th, Kate is graduating from 8th grade in June, and Nick is graduating from High School in June.  It will be July in a blink of an eye.  I am breathless!

Anyway, today I have one of my Grandmother's recipes.  She was so good at making great dishes out of whatever she had.  What ingenuity!  So here is how I remember her making this delightful dinner.

RICOTTA POTATO PIE

2 cups of whole milk Ricotta cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
2 3/4 cups mashed potatoes
2 green onions chopped
3/4" thick slice of Pancetta.  Have your Deli slice a thick piece of Pancetta, cut it into little pieces
1/4 cup Parmesan
1 pie crust
1/2 tsp salt
dash of pepper

In a frypan cook the pancetta until crisp.  Drain well.
Stir the Ricotta until smooth, add the sour cream and mix.  Add the hot mashed potatoes, salt, green onions and parmesan.  Mix well.  Add the pancetta.  Mix.  Line a pie plate with the pie dough.  Fill with the mixture.  Dot with a little soft butter and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes or until the crust is browned and the filling is hot.  Remove from the oven and let set for 5 minutes.  Serve hot with a nice green salad.

Did I mention a glass of chilled White Wine is also great with this dish.  Or Red which is what we always have.  Mangia!

Thanks for stopping in today
Ciao
Grayce

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