Sausage Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3 lbs bulk sweet italian sausage
• 3 lbs ricotta cheese
• 7 eggs
• 8 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 lb grated mozzarella cheese
• 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup margarine, room temperature
• 8 eggs
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 to make filling-.
• 2 in a large pan, brown sausage meat until no longer pink. place in colander and rinse with water to remove excess fat. drain well and cool.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix ricotta and eggs until well blended. add grated cheese, mozzarella and parsley. add cooled sausage meat. mix well and set aside while making crust.
• 4 to make crust-.
• 5 mix flour, margarine and 8 eggs until dough is formed. knead a few minutes until dough is smooth and elastic. divide dough into four pieces. roll out each piece large enough to fit a 10" pie plate. fill pie shells with sausage filling and cover with top crust. seal top and bottom crust with beaten egg; pinch and seal crust. brush top of pies with beaten egg and bake at 350f for 50 minutes. pie should be deep golden brown.
• 6 this pie tastes best served at room temperature or chilled. (do not re-heat in microwave, pie becomes watery).