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Ricotta pie garnished for Easter.

Italian Ricotta Pie


  • Author: Larry Lagattuta

Description

Enjoy Easter Italian style!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1/2 pound butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg and 1 egg yolk
  • 2 1/2 cup flour.
  • 2 pounds ricotta (drained of any liquid)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla (the best quality and most flavorful as you can find!)

Instructions

  1. Cream together butter and sugar, then add one egg and one egg yolk. Mix for one minute, then add the flour. Roll dough into a 10-inch round and place into a buttered pan.
  2. Whip together ricotta, three eggs, and one teaspoon vanilla until combined.
  3. Fill pie dough with filling, then bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees (convection) or 350 for 45 minutes (non-convection). When cool, serve with berries, whipped cream, or as you like.