Easter Pizza (Pizza Gain)
Prep: Overnight
Cook: 30 mins
Yield: 10 Pizzas
Ingredients
The Filling
- Dough(Homemade or Store Bought)10loaves
- Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese9lbs
- Lean Ground Beef6lbs
- Prosciutto(sliced and chopped)1lb
- Eggs5large
- Parmesan or Romano Cheese(grated)1 1/2cups
- Dried Mint1/4cup
- Mozzarella Cheese2 1/2cups
- Salt(to taste)
- Pepper(to taste)
Kitchen Helpers
One of the most cherished family traditions. Every year, the family would gather over Nonni’s house to help make the pizzas.
Instructions
Preparation
- Dough: If you are making your own dough, please follow the Homemade Dough recipe first.
- Ricotta: Wrap the Ricotta in a cloth and place in a colander to drain the liquid out the night before.
The Morning Of
- Cook and drain the ground beef.
- Mix the ricotta, beef, prosciutto, eggs, Parmesan, mint, mozzarella and salt and pepper to taste by hand until completely blended.
- Roll out a loaf of dough into a rectangle on a floured surface until the dough is 3/4 of an inch thick.
- Spread out the mixture on one half of the dough. Make sure the mixture is 1/2 inch thick.
- Fold over the dough to cover the filling. Seal on all ends.
- Place the dough on a large greased baking sheet.
- Cover with a towel while repeating steps 3 - 6 until all ingredients are used.
- Allow the dough to properly rise before baking.
- Bake at 350 degrees for between 20 and 30 minutes, until golden brown.
- Let fully cool before enjoying!