Italian Meatball Tortes

Name: Italian Meatball Tortes
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast; 425 grams can crushed tomatoes; 118 milliliters chopped celery; 2 teaspoons chili powder; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 large egg; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 142 grams can evaporated milk; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley; 1 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 kgs ground beef; 177 milliliters warm milk (110° to 115°); 118 milliliters chopped onion; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 79 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 170 grams 1-1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 1 teaspoons pepper; 237 milliliters quick-cooking oats; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters crushed saltines; 59 milliliters shortening; 59 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters warm water (110° to 115°)

The recipe Italian Meatball Tortes could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in around 1 hour and 45 minutes. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains about 32g of protein, 34g of fat, and a total of 614 calories. A mixture of basil, eggs, chili powder, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.

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Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Add the milk, sugar, shortening, egg, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

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Shortening

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Milk

Salt

Egg

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.

Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

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Bowl

In a large bowl, combine the milk, eggs, oats, saltines, onion, celery and seasonings. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook meatballs in batches until no longer pink.

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Seasoning

Meatballs

Saltine Crackers

Celery

Onion

Beef

Egg

Milk

Oats

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Frying Pan

Bowl

Meanwhile, place tomatoes and onion in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in the Parmesan cheese, herbs and salt.

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Parmesan

Tomato

Herbs

Onion

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Punch dough down. Divide into three portions.

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Dough

Punch

Roll two portions into 11-in. circles; line the bottoms and press partially up the sides of two greased 9-in. springform pans.

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Roll

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Springform Pan

Roll third portion into a 12x10-in. rectangle; cut into twelve 10x1-in. strips.

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Roll

Place meatballs in prepared crusts; top with tomato mixture and mozzarella cheese. Make lattice crusts with strips of dough; trim and seal edges. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.

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Mozzarella