Torta della Nonna

Torta della Nonna
Torta della Nonna might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 540 calories, 18g of protein, and 29g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of ricotta, egg pus 2 yolks, butter and extra virgin olive oil together, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the allpurpose flour you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon sugar soda bread as a dessert. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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To make the pastry, make a well of the flour, place egg, yolks, sugar, butter and olive oil mixture in center and proceed as you would with fresh pasta, i.e. bring flour in bit by bit until liquid in well is thick enough to bring together with hands. Knead until dough is smooth and then allow to rest 10 minutes.
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Meanwhile, make the filling by mixing together the ricotta, pine nuts, sugar, lemon zest, juice and eggs in a bowl until creamy.
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4
To assemble, roll out the pastry to form two 12 inch circles.
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Place one circle down to line the bottom and sides of the pan.
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6
Spread the ricotta mixture evenly over this layer.
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Place the remaining circle of dough over the top and pinch together the edges.
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Place in oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
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Remove and serve warm or at room temperature with vin santo from Cappezzana.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score10
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