Tomato and Corn Pie

Name: Tomato and Corn Pie
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 794 grams beefsteak tomatoes, peeled (see cooks note for mountain jam) and sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 355 milliliters corn (from about 3 ears), coarsely puréed in a food processor; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps finely chopped fresh basil; 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh chives; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 79 milliliters mayonnaise; 2 teaspoons salt; 414 milliliters oz coarsely grated sharp Cheddar; 6 Tbsps 3/4 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, plus 2 teaspoons melted; 177 milliliters whole milk

Tomato and Corn Pie requires roughly 2 hours from start to finish. One serving contains 552 calories, 16g of protein, and 34g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have coarsely sharp cheddar, beefsteak tomatoes, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl, then blend in 3/4 stick cold butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until it resembles coarse meal.

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Add milk, stirring until mixture just forms a dough, then gather into a ball.

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Divide dough in half and roll out 1 piece between sheets of plastic wrap into a 12-inch round (1/8 inch thick).

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Remove top sheet of plastic wrap, then lift dough using bottom sheet of plastic wrap and invert into a 9-inch glass pie plate, patting with your fingers to fit (there will be just enough dough to line plate without an overhang). Discard plastic wrap.

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Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Whisk together mayonnaise and lemon juice. Arrange half of tomatoes in crust, overlapping, and sprinkle with half of corn, 1 tablespoon basil, 1/2 tablespoon chives, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Repeat layering with remaining tomatoes, corn, basil, chives, pepper, and salt, then sprinkle with 1 cup cheese.

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Lemon Juice

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Pour lemon mayonnaise over filling and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

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Roll out remaining piece of dough into a 12-inch round in same manner, then fit over filling, folding overhang under edge of bottom crust and pinching edge to seal.

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Cut 4 steam vents in top crust and brush crust with 2 teaspoons melted butter.

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Bake pie in middle of oven until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 30 to 35 minutes, then cool on a rack.

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