Gina's Summer Tomato Pie

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (9 inch) ready-made refrigerated pie crusts
• 2 large yellow tomatoes, sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 1 large tomato, sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaf, cut up
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 deg. line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2 sprinkle flour on a work surface.
• 3 roll out pie dough to form a 10-inch circle & place on baking sheet.
• 4 overlap & alternate the different tomatoes & mozzarella (i only had red tomatoes) in the center of the dough, leaving a 3-inch border.
• 5 scatter the basil leaves on top.
• 6 sprinkle with salt & pepper & red pepper flakes.
• 7 fold the uncovered edges of the dough inward over the filling to create a pleated crust.
• 8 brush edges & top with olive oil. (look at my pictures, watch out for holes in the edges, the water from the tomatoes will leak out.).
• 9 place in the oven & bake for 35 minutes.
• 10 after about 10 minutes check for leaks & plug them.
• 11 remove from the oven to a cutting board.
• 12 slice & serve.