Ham&Cheese Sunflower pie

#sunflower_pie #savory_pie #easy #kids_friendly

Ingredients

Dough *

• 440g of flour

• 300g of sour cream (or greek yogurt)

• 1 tsp salt

Stuffing **

• 1 Tbs bread crumbs

• 100g ham

• 350g of ricotta cheese

• 1 egg

• 100g Parmesan cheese (grated)

• salt

• pepper

Optional

• 1 tsp olive oil

• 1 Tbs sesame seeds

Method

Dough

1. Mix all ingredients and work the dough until it forms a ball. Cover it with plastic wrap and let rest while preparing the filling;

Stuffing

2. Filling: chop your ham and cook it in a pan for a coupe of minutes to give it a crunchy texture;

3. Mix ricotta cheese, egg, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, then add in ham;

4. Preheat oven to 180°C/356°F;

5. Divide dough in two balls and work them with a rolling pin until you have two disks of around 30cm/11.8inch;

6. Place the 1st disk on a greased oven-proof dish and top it with bread crumbs;

7. Place 1/3 of the ricotta and spinach mix in the centre of the disk then spoon the remaining filling in a circle all around it to create an outer ring (see photos for details);

8. Wet the borders with a little water;

9. Place your second disk on top and seal with the help of a fork;

10. Place a small bowl upside down in the middle of your sunflower pie and use a fork to make some indentations all around it;

11. Using a sharp knife cut the outer ring of your pie in 3cm/1.2in slices;

12. Twist each slice so the filling faces upward;

13. Brush the center with olive oil then top with sesame seeds;

14. Bake at 180C for around 45 minutes.

* You may as well use puff pastry;

** You can replace ham by zucchini, spinaches or sausage. Just make sure you precook your veggies if adding in any.