CROSTATA DI RICOTTA

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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound 1 1/2 ounces/500 g all-purpose flour
7 ounces/200 g sugar
7 ounces/200 g unsalted butter
Zest of 1 lemon
3 egg yolks
1 whole egg
3 egg whites
8 3/4 ounces/250 g sugar
Scant 2 pounds/900 g fresh ricotta cheese

Steps:

  • For the pastry: Sift together the flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Combine the butter, egg yolks, whole egg and lemon zest in a separate bowl. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and then knead into a dough. Let rest 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • For the filling: Whip the egg whites with 1/2 of the sugar to stiff peaks in a mixing bowl. Whip the remaining sugar, ricotta and lemon zest together in a separate bowl, and then gently fold into the egg whites.
  • Roll out the pastry and fit into a pie plate. Spread the ricotta filling into the crust, sealing with more pastry as you would a pie. Bake 15 to 20 minutes.

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