Farmland Vegetable Pie

Serves: 5

Felicia King

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

59

Spice

46

Sweetness

52

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Cornmeal

1.75 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 tbsp

Baking Powder

3 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Make filling: Place a heavy baking sheet on middle rack of oven, then preheat oven to 400°F

2

Toss squash with 1 teaspoon salt, then drain in a colander 30 minutes

3

Pat squash dry

4

Cook scallions (except greens) and garlic in oil with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 4 to 6 minutes

5

Add squash and okra and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 7 to 9 minutes

6

Remove from heat and stir in tomatoes

7

Transfer to a large bowl, then toss with corn, cheese, basil, cornmeal, and scallion greens

8

Season with salt and pepper

9

Place a heavy baking sheet on middle rack of oven, then preheat oven to 400°F

10

Toss squash with 1 teaspoon salt, then drain in a colander 30 minutes

11

Pat squash dry

12

Cook scallions (except greens) and garlic in oil with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 4 to 6 minutes

13

Add squash and okra and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 7 to 9 minutes

14

Remove from heat and stir in tomatoes

15

Transfer to a large bowl, then toss with corn, cheese, basil, cornmeal, and scallion greens

16

Season with salt and pepper

17

Make crust and bake pie: Pulse dry ingredients with butter in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size butter lumps

18

Transfer to a bowl and stir in milk until mixture just forms a dough

19

Gather dough into a ball and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, 5 minutes

20

Halve dough and roll out 1 piece on a well-floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round

21

Transfer to a 9-inch glass pie plate, leaving overhang

22

Spread eggs evenly in crust and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt

23

Add vegetable filling, mounding slightly in middle

24

Roll out remaining dough in same manner and place over filling

25

Trim, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang

26

Press edges of crust together

27

Fold overhang under and crimp edge all around

28

Brush crust with additional milk, then cut 3 steam vents

29

Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 50 minutes to 1 hour

30

Cool at least 15 minutes before slicing

31

Serve warm or at room temperature

32

Pulse dry ingredients with butter in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size butter lumps

33

Transfer to a bowl and stir in milk until mixture just forms a dough

34

Gather dough into a ball and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, 5 minutes

35

Halve dough and roll out 1 piece on a well-floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round

36

Transfer to a 9-inch glass pie plate, leaving overhang

37

Spread eggs evenly in crust and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt

38

Add vegetable filling, mounding slightly in middle

39

Roll out remaining dough in same manner and place over filling

40

Trim, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang

41

Press edges of crust together

42

Fold overhang under and crimp edge all around

43

Brush crust with additional milk, then cut 3 steam vents

44

Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 50 minutes to 1 hour

45

Cool at least 15 minutes before slicing

46

Serve warm or at room temperature