Easy Ham and Cheese Pie

Elena Butuc

Extremely delicious, this pie can be a beautiful appetizer, a good option for a picnic or when travelling, or to share with colleagues at work :) Sofia really liked it, she told me it was like a giant sandwich.

The pastry is a bit more interesting as it's got yeast in it and a softer texture. The poppy and sesame seeds on top are suitable and give an extra taste. And they look beautifully.

I would call it low-cost, but it has a large amount of cheese and ham, which are not really cheap. The quantities of ingredients were adapted for a large oven sheet and I don't regret making such a large pie, it got eaten quickly :)

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Ingredients

Metric US

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Milk

400 ml

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Bakers yeast

25 g

or 10g dried yeast

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White flour

600 g

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Egg

4 pieces

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Sunflower oil

160 ml

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Semolina flour

2 tbsp

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Salt

1 tsp

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Smoked ham

500 g

or salami, sausages - anything you like

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Yellow cheese

300 g

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Sesame/poppy seeds

2 tbsp

Step by step

Step 1

Combine the yeast with warm milk, mix.

Measure the right amount of flour, place in a bowl, then add here the milk with the yeast, eggs, oil, salt.

Mix well with a whisk or spoon until there are no lumps.

Step 2

You will have a rather thick batter, like the sour cream.

Step 3

Line an oven sheet with baking paper.

Pour half of the batter and smooth out. Sprinkle with semolina over the entire surface.

Step 4

Arrange thin slices of ham over the batter (it will help a lot if you buy already sliced ham).

Step 5

Next comes a layer of grated cheese, using the largest shredding holes.

Over the cheese, there should be another layer of ham. I didn't have any more left, so my pie only had one layer of ham + one layer of cheese. If you have enough, I recommend putting the last ham layer, as well.