Recipe: Appetizing Ricotta pie

Ricotta pie. Pour the ricotta filling evenly into the pie crusts. Brush top of pie with milk for shine, if desired. THIS Ricotta pie was the perfect dessert after a roasted lamb dinner on Easter Sunday.

This is perfect if you love a traditional dessert but don't want something as heavy as cheesecake. I will keep this in my "active file.". Thank you Linda C for terrific recipe. You can cook Ricotta pie using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ricotta pie

1. Prepare 2-15 oz of ricotta.
2. Prepare 1 of an 1/2 cups milk.
3. It's 2 of eggs.
4. Prepare 1 of vanilla bean.
5. It's 1/2 tsp of Mexican vanilla.
6. You need 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese.
7. You need 1/2 cup of sugar in the raw.
8. You need 1/8 tsp of lemon oil, or 1 teaspoon of lemon extract.
9. It's 2 tbsp of cornstarch.
10. You need of Lemon zest.
11. It's of Cinnamon powder.
12. Prepare of Fresh nutmeg.
13. You need 2 of regular pie shells.

To make the pie crust: Into a bowl, sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the shortening and blend until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Pour the filling into the crust; it will come nearly to the lip of the pan. The pie will still look quite unset in the center; that's OK.

Ricotta pie instructions

1. Dissolve cornstarch in milk stir until smooth.
2. Add ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese, milk mixture,eggs vanilla bean, Mexican vanilla, lemon oil and sugar in the raw. Mix until smooth..
3. Pour into pie shells. Zest your lemon.now a little fresh nutmeg then sprinkle ground cinnamon on top.
4. Bake 350 for 1 hour. This is a great desert pie with coffee and friends. Can't beat it enjoy my friends.

Italian Ricotta Pie is a classic, traditional recipe - often served at Easter. So - it actually took us three attempts to get this Italian Ricotta Pie recipe just right! For filling, combine ricotta cheese, flour, salt, lemon and orange rinds and vanilla. Beat in eggs and add sugar gradually. Add sugar, eggs, vanilla and cream.