Ricotta Pie (Old Italian )

Name: Ricotta Pie (Old Italian )
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 5 teaspoons baking powder; 4 eggs, lightly beaten; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp milk; 1 kgs ricotta cheese; 59 milliliters miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 1 Tbsp shortening; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 237 milliliters white sugar

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Ricotta Pie (Old Italian ) a try. One serving contains 285 calories, 12g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe serves 20. If you have baking powder, ricotta cheese, semisweet chocolate chips, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Beat the 12 eggs, 2 cups sugar and vanilla or lemon extract together in a large bowl. Stir in the ricotta cheese and the chocolate chips. Set aside.

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Chocolate Chips

Ricotta Cheese

Lemon Extract

Vanilla

Sugar

Egg

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two deep-dish pie plates.

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Oven

Combine the flour, baking powder, and 1 cup sugar together.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Cut in both amounts of shortening and mix until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

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Shortening

Mix in 4 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Divide dough into 4 balls and chill (if needed).

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Vanilla Extract

Dough

Egg

Roll out 2 of the balls to fit into the pie pans. Do not make the crust too thick as it will expand during cooking and get too thick. Do not flute the edges of the dough.

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Crust

Dough

Roll

Roll out the other 2 balls of dough and cut each into 8 narrow strips for the top of the crust. Alternately you can use cookie cutters and place the cutouts on the top of the pies.

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Crust

Dough

Roll

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Pour the filling evenly into the pie crusts. Top each pie with 8 narrow strips of dough or cookie cut-outs.

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Brush top of pie with milk for shine.

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Milk

Place foil on the edge of crust.

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Crust

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 20 to 30 minutes then remove foil. Continue to bake for another 25 or 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

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Ingredients

Servings:

5teaspoons

baking powder 4

eggs, lightly beaten 946milliliters

all-purpose flour 1Tbsp

milk 1kgs

ricotta cheese 59milliliters

miniature semisweet chocolate chips 1Tbsp

shortening 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 237milliliters

white sugar

Recommended wine: Vin Santo, Late Harvest Riesling, Lambrusco Dolce

Vin Santo, Late Harvest Riesling, and Lambrusco Dolce are great choices for Pie. These wines are all sweet, which is important since wine should usually be sweeter than the food you're pairing with it. One wine you could try is Chateau Chantal Late Harvest Riesling. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 21 dollars.