Author Notes
this comes from my great grandmother and was my favorite dish as a child —eviet
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Ingredients
- dough
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5 cups
flour
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1/2 pound
butter
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1 cup
cold water
- filling
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1/2-3/4 pounds
ham and proscuitto (diced)(mixed)
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3/4-1 pounds
mozzerella (diced)
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1/4 cup
grated parmesan cheese
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2-3
eggs (to make sticky)
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Dash
nutmeg
Directions
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Mix dough ingredients together, adding the cold water a little at a time. Knead. Divide into 2 parts. slap dough on counter for 3-4 minutes. Put in a plastic bag in refrigerator overnight.
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To make the filling dice first two ingredients into small squares. This is an old rustic recipe so they would use what was on hand - you could use just proscuitto or a combination of ham and proscuitto or even add some diced salami. Add the parmesean. Add the eggs to make sticky. Combine.
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Roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thin, cut into circles and put 1 TBSP of filling in the center fold over to form half moon shape and close by pressing edges with a fork. Fry in a pan 1/2 full with light olive oil until golden brown.
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