Italian Ricotta Pie
- Pie Crust
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 -3 tablespoons cold water
- Filling
- 3 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon rind
- 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 4 beaten eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- To make crust, mix flour and salt in medium bowl.
- Cut in butter until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
- Stir in egg yolk and water.
- Roll out, place crust in 10" glass pie plate and flute the edges.
- For filling, combine ricotta cheese, flour, salt, lemon and orange rinds and vanilla.
- Beat in eggs and add sugar gradually.
- Pour filling into crust and bake at 350u0b0 until firm and light brown (approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes).
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-ricotta-pie-88587 (may not work)