If you grew up in Central Utica, New York, you already know that Tomato Pie isn’t just food - it’s tradition. This soft, thick, bakery-style bread is topped with a thick, sweet tomato sauce and finished with a sprinkle of grated cheese that's a true icon of Central Utica, New York.
My Utica Tomato Pie recipe has been in our family since the early 1950s and is featured in my cookbook, "A Taste of Love", What’s Cookin’ Italian Style Cuisine.
Whether served warm or at room temperature, this tomato pie brings back memories of Sunday afternoons, bakery runs, and family gatherings.
It’s simple, comforting, and filled with that unmistakable Italian-American heritage Central New York is known for.
We traditionally had a box of tomato pie on Sunday mornings, along with fried meatballs, and Mom's Traditional Pot of Sunday Tomato Sauce was simmering on the stovetop for pasta.
First off, you may need to know that tomato pie is not pizza, and it's not that southern style quiche-like dish people make in a pie crust, nope, nothing like it.
Nowhere is tomato pie celebrated more than in Utica, New York, for baptisms, weddings, funerals, birthdays, and as an appetizer with a Traditional Sunday Sauce meal with a big bowl of homemade ravioli pasta and braciole.
Scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe card.
My Utica Tomato Pie recipe has been in our family since the early 1950s and is featured in my cookbook, "A Taste of Love", What’s Cookin’ Italian Style Cuisine.
Whether served warm or at room temperature, this tomato pie brings back memories of Sunday afternoons, bakery runs, and family gatherings.
It’s simple, comforting, and filled with that unmistakable Italian-American heritage Central New York is known for.
We traditionally had a box of tomato pie on Sunday mornings, along with fried meatballs, and Mom's Traditional Pot of Sunday Tomato Sauce was simmering on the stovetop for pasta.
First off, you may need to know that tomato pie is not pizza, and it's not that southern style quiche-like dish people make in a pie crust, nope, nothing like it.
Nowhere is tomato pie celebrated more than in Utica, New York, for baptisms, weddings, funerals, birthdays, and as an appetizer with a Traditional Sunday Sauce meal with a big bowl of homemade ravioli pasta and braciole.
Scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe card.
