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Sweet Ricotta Cheese Tart Recipe


Sweet Ricotta Cheese Tart Recipe
Torta di Ricotta , ricotta tart, a special hiloday dessert from IItalian recipe email

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Ingredients
  • 1 and 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 and 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, diced
  • 4 large eggs
  • One 15 to 16-ounce container ricotta cheese (whole-milk)
  • 3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
  1. Directions:
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon orange peel, salt, and baking powder in food processor.
  4. Add butter and blend until coarse meal forms.
  5. Add 2 eggs and blend until moist clumps form.
  6. Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface and knead to combine well, about 1 minute.
  7. Divide into 2 pieces, one slightly larger.
  8. Wrap and chill smaller piece. Press larger piece over bottom and up sides of 9 inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
  9. Using electric mixer, beat ricotta cheese, cream cheese, cornstarch, and vanilla in large bowl to blend.
  10. Beat in remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons orange peel, and 2 eggs.
  11. Transfer filling to dough-lined tart pan.
  12. Roll out chilled dough piece to 10-inch round.
  13. Place round over tart; trim excess dough.
  14. Press edges of tart to seal.
  15. Cut 4 slits in top of tart.
  16. Bake tart until golden and puffed, about 1 hour.
  17. Cool completely. .

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Comments


Yum again. Bookmarked & 5ved.
Jo & Lee


Wow! lv the cheeses and souns sooo good thanks high5


Very nice recipe!


Sounds delish! 5!!


Good


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