holiday meat pie

for the filling you will need--
1 lb. of prosciutto (italian ham) sliced thin
2 sticks dry round italian sausage sliced thin
1 basket of wet cheese (also known as basket cheese,
drained overnight and sliced 1/4 inch thick
1 lb mozzuella
2 lbs ricotta mixed with 2 raw eggs
4 hardboiled eggs sliced

for the dough (this will make enough for the top and bottom of the pie
4 cups flour
2 cups crisco
4 eggs
8 tbls sugar
10 - 12 tbls water

mix all the dough ingredients together and mix well by hand until it sticks together and forms a ball then remove and cut it half. this dough is hard to roll out so just take one half of the dough and press it into a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
now, take the filling ingredients and starting with the prosciutto, begin layering them onto the dough in the baking dish.
roll out the remaining dough as best you can and make strips and criss cross over the top of the filling. now make an egg wash using 1 egg yolk and 1 tbl water and brush it over the dough. put it into a preheated 350 deg. over and bake about 45 minutes.
it helps if you have a good italian deli in your area, especially for the italian ham, sausage and mozzerella.
(fortunately, i do and i make my own mozzerella). if you dont then just use the supermarkets stuff.
you can eat this pie either warm or cold. i think its best cold. hope you enjoy this dish