Ingredients
For pastry dough
3/4 cup flour
3 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
1 egg yolk, beaten
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Grated zest of 1/2 small lemon
For ricotta cheese pie filling
3 cups ricotta cheese
3 egg yolks
3 egg whites, beaten stiff
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
Grated zest of 1 small lemon
Grated zest of 1/2 small orange
1/4 cup raisins
Equipment needed: 9 inch springform pan.
Directions
For crust
o Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
o In a bowl mix together 3/4 cup flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, and grated zest of 1/2 small lemon lemon.
o Cut in butter till crumbly.
o Add 1 egg yolk and vanilla.
o Divide the dough into 2 portions
o Pat half of dough onto the bottom of a greased 9 inch springform pan.
o Bake in a 350 F degree oven for about 6 minutes (dough should be a light golden color).
o Remove and cool.
o Pat remaining dough on the sides of the greased pan.
For pie filling
p Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
o Mix ricotta, 3 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and orange and lemon zest. Beat untill cream.
o Add raisins to the ricotta-egg mixture.
o In a separate bowl beat egg whites till soft peaks form.
o Fold beaten egg whites into cheese mixture.
o Place mixture in the pan.
o Bake in 350 F degree oven until cheese mixture is cooked through -- about 45 to 50 minutes.
o Cool.
o Keep in fridge until needed.
Notes
Photo: Mary Melfi. |
