Torta salata with zucchini and ricotta

A zucchini and ricotta torta salata, with a versatile pie dough that is very close to the flakiness of a proper puff pastry dough.

I already shared this recipe for pie dough on the blog last year. I found the recipe a few years ago on a booklet entirely dedicated to pies, Bubby’s Homemade Pies, and, since then, it is what I make every time I need a quick pastry, both for sweet and savoury pies.

You can whip it up in 5 minutes, with very simple ingredients – flour, butter and icy col…