Tomato Pie
45 minutes
10 servings
Southern to the core! Homemade crust with cheese and tomatoes. Perfect summer side dish.
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Pie crust
Prepare the pie crust by mixing the flour and salt in a bowl.
Add the cold butter and shortening. Using a pastry cutter or fork cut the fats into the floour mixture until it resembles small peas.
Using a tablespoon, add a little water to the flour mixture. With a fork stir everything together until the dough just comes together. It should not be like cookie dough. You should be able to squeeze dough together.
Place the dough between 2 pieces of plastic wrap, shaping it into a ball.
Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out into a circle.
Place in a pie dish and trim overhanging dough. Leave a good inch around the lip. Crimp the dough and prick bottom and sides of pie crust.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup of mozarella and place in oven for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool while you prepare filling.
Filling
Slice the tomatoes thin and place on a double layer of paper towels.
Lightly salt tomatoes slices and leave them for 10 minutes. Important step!
Combine 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup mozarella cheese in a small bowl.
Sprinkle tomato slices with garlic powder, oregano and black pepper to taste.
Layer 1/3 of the tomato slices, 1/3 of the cheese mixture and 1/3 of the basil. Repeat layers.
In a small bowl combine remaining 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup mozarella and 1/4 cup plain yogurt. Dot over the final layer of tomatoes.
Reduce oven to 350 degrees and bake the pie uncovered for 35-40 minutes. Cool before serving.
Ingredients
Pie Crust
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbls. butter, cold and cubed
6 Tbls. shortening, cold
3-4 Tbls. ice water
1 cup mozzarella cheese, divided
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Filling
4 large tomatoes
1 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/3 cup fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup plain yogurt