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Ricotta Easter Pie Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Chickpea_chef / All my dishes 2 years, 7 months ago This recipe is pretty much the traditional Italian Easter pie--with small adjustments and such. Giada put Arborio rice in hers, mine has it too--and Mario uses lemon instead of orange (me too), and for me pine nuts are too expensive, so slivered almo... More Prep:25m Cook:40m Servings:8	Chickpea_ch
	pretty fluffy ricotta italian easter pie

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Ingredients

3/4 cup powdered sugar, (and some for dusting)

3 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 tablespoon lemon zest

1 (15-ounce) container whole milk ricotta cheese

1/2 cup cooked arborio rice

1/3 cup toasted pine nuts (or almonds)

2 puff pastry sheets (they're thick!)

3/4 stick unsalted melted butter

Directions

Preheat hotbox to 375, butter a glass pie dish

Blend all ingredients EXCEPT rice and nuts

stir in rice and nuts, and set aside

place puff pastry square in greased pan, let corners hang over

brush on melted butter

place the other puff pastry over the first one in opposite direction letting edges hang over (should look like a six pointed star)

poor custard filling in pan

fold corners over to meet in the middle (covers the whole thing)

brush with butter

cook for ~40 min, or until filling is set

dust with powdered sugar.

yum.

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Comments

kristopher 2 years, 7 months ago said:
This is awesome. Great photos too.

zena824 2 years, 7 months ago said:
This looks good.... great pictures too!!!

heatherbudapest 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Oh wow, this looks completely divine! I just posted a recipe for fresh ricotta, if you want to go completely all out! :)