Scotcha?

Scotcha? Most people I know will have no idea what i'm talking about. Some will relate this term to the liquor, but it's not. It's our "Scannavino" dialect of a Sicilian recipe called Scaciatta. Scaciatta is a Sicilian cheese pie. You can add any vegetables or sauce into it. In our family we call it "Scotcha." It seems like a lot of Italian Americans abbreviate things. A good example is Mozzarella. A lot of people say Mozzarell. (Leaving out the "A" at the end of the word.

Our Scotcha is made every Easter. My grandmother ate this on Easter every year when her grandmother, Giuseppa would make it. Now, she makes it for all her kids, and 14 grandchildren. It starts out with the dough. You can buy the frozen dough or you can buy dough from the local Pizzeria. Our Scaciatta recipe is a secret :) So I can't share the specific details. But basically it is Pecorino - Romano cheese. We buy the half circle and use big chunks. Then it is the special sauce. I can't share the ingrediants, sorry! I think it is very cool that Scotcha is something my grandmother ate as a child and now she makes it for her family. It shows how important Sicilian traditions are.