Sausage quiche
Sausage quiche recipe in the pie category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1, 16 ounces, box hot roll mix
- 1 pound bulk sweet or hot Italian sausage
- 4 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped red sweet pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1, 8 ounces, can pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded smoked mozzarella or provolone cheese, 8 ounces
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
Recipe method:
- Prepare hot roll mix according to package directions through the kneading step.
- Cover and let dough rest 5 to 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large skillet cook sausage over medium heat until meat is brown.
- Drain off fat, reserving 1 tablespoon fat in skillet.
- Add mushrooms, onion, red pepper and garlic.
- Cook over medium heat until vegetables are tender.
- Drain off any liquid. Stir in pizza sauce.
- In a small bowl beat together egg and water. Set aside.
- Grease bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
- On a lightly floured surface roll 3/4 of the dough into a 15 inch circle.
- Fit into the bottom and press up the sides of the springform pan.
- Sprinkle bottom of dough with 1/2 cup of the mozzarella or provolone cheese.
- Spoon meat mixture over cheese.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese over meat.
- Press lightly into meat filling.
- On a lightly floured surface roll remaining dough into a 9 inch circle.
- Place on top of meat and cheese mixture.
- Fold bottom dough over top dough. Pinch to seal.
- Brush top of pie with egg−water mixture. Allow to dry 5 minutes.
- With a sharp knife, score top of pie in a diamond pattern, but do not cut all the way through the dough.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
- To serve, use a small spatula or table knife to loosen pie from sides of pan.
- Remove sides of pan and cut into wedges.
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