I got a hankering for a savory pie, so a few weeks back I found a
savory pie dough recipe, stuffed it full of pears and cheddar cheese,
and baked it. It was INCREDIBLE. So now we eat a savory pie once a week.
Here is the latest, greatest iteration:
Before:
After Baking:
This
is technically a "galette," as we do not own a pie tin, so it's made
free-form on a pan. I think that ends up more delicious, however; the
crust goes further up the sides of the pie so the crust isn't as thick
at the edges. It also looks way cooler. This pie was stuffed first with
very ripe peaches (which we drizzled with a little honey), spinach, and
monterey jack cheese. Our inspiration was a panini recipe; we just
stuffed those ingredients into this galette. It was delicious; so
delicious we ate the entire thing for dinner. Recipe (my modified
version) is below:
(Day Before you want to eat)
Mix
2 cups flour, pinch of salt, and a good amount of pepper in a medium
bowl. Cut 1 stick frozen butter into small cubes. Add these cubes to the
flour mixture, and rub together with your hands until the pieces are
smaller than peas and the consistency is chunky. Add just enough cold
water (usually around 1/3 cup) and mix with your hands to make the dough
stay together when you squeeze it into a ball. Cover and refrigerate
overnight (allows the flour to absorb the moisture)
Next Day:
Remove
from fridge and allow to come close to room temperature. Preheat oven
go 425 degrees. Roll dough out into a roughly circular shape. Scatter
desired fillings interspersed with cheese in middle, and fold up edges
of dough around to make a nice volcano shape. Make sure there's some
cheese on the exposed top part...the cheesy layer is delicious and keeps
the insides from burning. Bake until crust is firm and slightly golden,
and cheese is sufficiently melted. Enjoy!