Farmland Vegetable Pie Recipes

FARMLAND VEGETABLE PIE

Steps:

• Make filling:
• Place a heavy baking sheet on middle rack of oven, then preheat oven to 400°F.
• Toss squash with 1 teaspoon salt, then drain in a colander 30 minutes. Pat squash dry.
• 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. Add squash and okra and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in tomatoes.
• Transfer to a large bowl, then toss with corn, cheese, basil, cornmeal, and scallion greens. Season with salt and pepper.
• 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. Transfer to a bowl and stir in milk until mixture just forms a dough.
• Gather dough into a ball and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, 5 minutes.
• Halve dough and roll out 1 piece on a well-floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round. Transfer to a 9-inch glass pie plate, leaving overhang.
• Spread eggs evenly in crust and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add vegetable filling, mounding slightly in middle.
• Roll out remaining dough in same manner and place over filling. Trim, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Press edges of crust together. Fold overhang under and crimp edge all around.
• Brush crust with additional milk, then cut 3 steam vents.
• Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool at least 15 minutes before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEESE AND GARDEN VEGETABLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake the pie shell for 9 to 10 minutes or until browned. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• Cut the tomatoes into bite size pieces, dice the onion and the green bell pepper.
• In a large bowl, mix the mayonnaise, cheeses, vegetables and bacon. Spoon into the baked pie shell. Top with additional crumbled bacon.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until edges brown.

CLASSIC FARMLAND VEGETABLE PIE

Steps:

• Place a heavy baking sheet on middle rack of oven, then preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Toss squash with 1 teaspoon salt, then drain in a colander 30 minutes. Pat squash dry.
• Cook scallions (except greens) and garlic in ol 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. Add squash and okra and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in tomatoes.
• Transfer to a large bowl, then toss with corn, cheese, basil, cornmeal, and scallion greens. Season with salt and pepper.
• 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. Transfer to a bowl and stir in milk until mixture just forms a dough.
• Gather dough into a ball and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, 5 minutes.
• Halve dough and roll out 1 piece on a well-floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round. Transfer to a 9-inch glass pie plate, leaving overhang.
• Spread eggs evenly in crust and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add vegetable filling, mounding slightly in middle.
• Roll out remaining dough in same manner and place over filling. Trim, leaving a 1/3-inch overhang. Press edges of crust together. Fold overhand under and crimp edge all around.
• Brush crust with additonal milk, then cut 3 steam vents.
• Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool at least 15 minutes before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature.

FARMLAND VEGETABLE PIE

Steps:

• Make filling:.
• Place a heavy baking sheet on middle rack of oven, then preheat oven to 400°F.
• Toss squash with 1 teaspoon salt, then drain in a colander 30 minutes. Pat squash dry.
• 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. Add squash and okra and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in tomatoes.
• Transfer to a large bowl, then toss with corn, cheese, basil, cornmeal, and scallion greens. Season with salt and pepper.
• 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. Transfer to a bowl and stir in milk until mixture just forms a dough.
• Gather dough into a ball and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, 5 minutes.
• Halve dough and roll out 1 piece on a well-floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round. Transfer to a 9-inch glass pie plate, leaving overhang.
• Spread eggs evenly in crust and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add vegetable filling, mounding slightly in middle.
• Roll out remaining dough in same manner and place over filling. Trim, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Press edges of crust together. Fold overhang under and crimp edge all around.
• Brush crust with additional milk, then cut 3 steam vents.
• Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool at least 15 minutes before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature.