Ricotta Cheese Pie (Torta Di Ricotta) Recipe
Ricotta Cheese Pie is a marvelous item to prepare for family meals. It is always prepared with a focus on Milk Product. I just love Side Dish recipes and this dish is my only favorite amongst them. The Italian people couldn't have come up with a better dish than this Ricotta Cheese Pie, specially when it comes to culinary creativity. This is an ideal dish to include in today's menu.
Ingredients
Pastry:
3/4 cup sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons (30 g) butter or margarine
1/4 cup (62.5 g) lard
1 tablespoon sherry
Filling:
3/4 lb (375 g) ricotta cheese
4 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 eggs, separated
1/2 cup (125 ml) cream, whipped
Directions
To make the pastry, mix together the flour,salt, butter or margarine and lard until mixture is the consistency of coarse meal.
Add sherry, a little at a time, until pastry forms a stiff ball.
Chill.
Roll out on a lightly floured board and line the bottom of a 9 inch (23 cm) pie pan.
Press ricotta cheese through a fine sieve.
Add flour, sugar and lemon juice and mix well.
Beat egg yolks until thick and light yellow colored.
Gently mix into the ricotta mixture.
Fold the whipped cream into the mixture.
Beat the egg whites until stiff and gently fold into the ricotta mixture.
Pour into an unbaked pastry shell.
Bake in a 300°F (150°C) oven for one hour.
Turn off the heat and leave the pie in the oven for another hour with the door closed.
Remove from oven and cool.
Add sherry, a little at a time, until pastry forms a stiff ball.
Chill.
Roll out on a lightly floured board and line the bottom of a 9 inch (23 cm) pie pan.
Press ricotta cheese through a fine sieve.
Add flour, sugar and lemon juice and mix well.
Beat egg yolks until thick and light yellow colored.
Gently mix into the ricotta mixture.
Fold the whipped cream into the mixture.
Beat the egg whites until stiff and gently fold into the ricotta mixture.
Pour into an unbaked pastry shell.
Bake in a 300°F (150°C) oven for one hour.
Turn off the heat and leave the pie in the oven for another hour with the door closed.
Remove from oven and cool.
