Whole-Milk Ricotta Tart
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- Salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and chilled
- 1 large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water
- 2 cups whole-milk ricotta cheese
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- MAKE THE FILLING In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar and a pinch of salt and pulse to blend.
- Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl.
- Add the egg and stir with a fork until the pastry just comes together.
- Transfer the pastry to a lightly floured work surface and knead a few times.
- Pat the pastry into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to a 13-inch round.
- Ease the pastry into an 11-inch tart pan with a removable bottom, pressing it into the corners and up the sides without stretching.
- Trim any overhang and prick the bottom with a fork.
- Refrigerate until chilled, at least 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Line the pastry with foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans.
- Bake the shell on the bottom shelf of the oven for 10 minutes, or until it starts to dry out.
- Remove the foil and weights and bake the shell for 10 minutes longer, or until it begins to brown around the edge.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool; leave the oven on.
- In a large bowl, mix the ricotta with the sugar and cornstarch.
- Stir in the lemon zest, vanilla and eggs.
- Scrape the filling into the pastry shell and smooth the top.
- Bake on the bottom shelf of the oven for about 20 minutes, or until the filling is just set.
- Cool the ricotta tart on a wire rack before unmolding.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
flour, sugar, salt, unsalted butter, egg, wholemilk, sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest, vanilla, eggs
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/whole-milk-ricotta-tart (may not work)