This baked Southern tomato pie has layers of juicy ripe tomatoes in a creamy filling loaded with cheese Garnish with basil for a delicious summer brunch dish
Prep Time
30 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
1 hr 30 mins
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Fit pie crust inside a 9-inch pie plate
pressing into the bottom and up the sides of the plate. Fold crust edges under; crimp as desired. Place a piece of parchment paper over crust in pie plate
leaving a 3-inch overhang. Fill with pie weights or dried beans.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Carefully remove parchment paper and pie weights. Continue baking until crust is light golden brown
5 to 8 minutes more. Transfer to a wire rack; cool to room temperature
about 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Meanwhile
slice tomatoes crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices; arrange tomato slices in a single layer on paper towels. Sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon of the salt; let stand for 20 minutes. Pat tomato slices dry with paper towels.
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Whisk together mayonnaise and cream cheese until combined and smooth. Fold in 1 ¼ cups Cheddar cheese
egg
flour
garlic
cayenne
black pepper
and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt until combined.
Spread half of the Cheddar mixture in the pie crust. Layer with 1/3 of the tomato slices in slightly overlapping circles. Repeat procedure with remaining Cheddar mixture and another third of tomato slices. Top with remaining tomato slices in slightly overlapping circles. Sprinkle with Parmesan and remaining 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese.
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Bake pie in the preheated oven until filling is set and lightly browned on top
30 to 35 minutes
tenting crust with aluminum foil to prevent excess browning
if needed. Let stand for at least 30 minutes before serving. Garnish with thinly sliced basil before serving.
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Cook’s Note
The blind baking method helps keep the crust nice and crunchy on the bottom.
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