Ricotta Pie aka Torta Della Nonna
From juliecake 16 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 8
A marvelous Italian lemon cheese pie.
Ingredients
- 3/4 c flour shopping list
- 3 T sugar shopping list
- 1 1/2 t grated lemon peel shopping list
- 6 T butter shopping list
- 1 egg yolk, slightly beaten shopping list
- 1/4 t vanilla shopping list
- 1/2 c sugar shopping list
- 3 c ricotta cheese shopping list
- 3 egg yolks shopping list
- 2 T flour shopping list
- 1/3 c golden raisins shopping list
- 3 egg whites shopping list
How to make it
- Crust: stir together flour, 3 T sugar and 1/2 t lemon peel. Cut in butter till crumbly. Stir in egg yolk and vanilla. Pat 1/3 of the dough onto the bottom of an 8 or 9" springform pan (sides removed). Bake at 400 degrees for 7 minutes or till golden, cool. Butter sides of pan; attach to bottom. Pat remaining dough onto sides of pan to height of 1 1/2 ".
- Combine ricotta, 3 egg yolks, 1/2 c sugar, 2 T flour and remaining lemon peel, beat till creamy. Stir in raisins. Beat egg whites till soft peaks form, fold into cheese mixture. Pour into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 55 min or till knife inserted comes out clean. Cool, remove sides.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
My Italian friend from back East used to make this all the time. It is Yummmmmy! Thanks for post. Cheers!
dottiet
in Woodward loved it
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Wonderful pie. I remember this one well. Great post. Thanks.
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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Right up my alley...Love making anything with ricotta.
rdh14
in Niles loved it
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