This English Pizza Rustica is a deliciously savoury mixture of meats and cheeses wrapped in a flaky pastry crust that will have your wishing you were back in the Shire. Get ready to tuck into this awesomeness.
I was one of those kids who didn't like my food to touch. Remember, I was picky and sensitive to textures and bitterness. I needed to know exactly what I was eating, and it had to be one flavor at a time. Today, I appreciate the unique alchemy that occurs when various flavors and textures are allowed to mingle together, growing more and more flavorful over time.
A recipe is always more than the sum of its parts. The way that different ingredients react to heat or to flavor enhancers like salt or fat makes magic that we can't account for without years of experimentation and practice. Becoming a skilled home cook or a kitchen witch is all about learning to bring different things together and making them sing. Creating the perfect bite is its own kind of wizardry.
What makes English Pizza Rustica so awesome?
This English Pizza Rustica is a total mishmash of flavors, and honestly, each of them on their own would be a bit boring. But when you bring them all together and let them meld into one glorious pie, they're ridiculously delicious. With bacon, ground pork, cottage cheese, cheddar, and some herbs and spices, each slice is almost inexplicably good.
This is definitely awesome on the day it's baked, piping hot out of the oven. It easily feeds six to eight people and would be splendid for a Sunday afternoon gathering along with some steamed veg and roasted potatoes. But I also like to make it for just the two of us. The pastry gets a tiny bit dry as leftovers, but the filling just grows in flavor. Add a drizzle of instant gravy, and you've got yourself a winner.
Make it magical
The Brits love a pie. Whether it's a pasty taken into the mines or a puff pastry topped steak and kidney pie at the pub, wrapping food in dough is a favorite. That crust can be part of your magick. Bread has strong grounding properties and wheat brings abundance and stability. A crust that completely covers the rest of your food also has serious protection vibes. Carve sigils to match your intention into your crust, and seal your food with a spell to draw in the energy you desire. Then when you break the crust to eat what's inside, the energy of your spell will be released to the Universe.
For details on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the Kitchen Magick page.
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This English Pizza Rustica is so deeply craveworthy. Give it a try. It's gonna be awesome.
Looking for more awesome savory pie recipes? Try these Mini Pork Pies or some Chicken & Ham Pie.
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