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Ricotta Cheese Pie

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Posted by Bev


Recipe Introduction

(Salvatore and Alice's Italian Cheesecake) D'Autorio Family Recipe For crust:
3/4 cup flour
3 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons butter
1 egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Combine flour, sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in egg yolk and vanilla. Knead dough slightly to form a ball. Roll dough out to fit into a 10" round pie pan. Bake in 400 degree oven for about 7 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool before filling.

You can cheat if you want to and use an already prepared pie crust or you can try a graham cracker crust. Let oven cool down to 350 degrees while completing the finishing touches for your pie.

For filing:
1-1/2 lb. Ricotta cheese
4 egg yolks
2 tablespoons chopped citron
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Zest of 1 lemon (grated orange or lemon rinds may be added to taste)
Add ... Anisette to your taste!

Mix the egg yolks with the Ricotta cheese together by hand. Add the other ingredients in order of recipe slowly mixing each one in until completely blended. Pour into the pie shell and smooth the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Many people add chopped nuts, holiday or dry fruits, etc. to filling. You can decorate the top of the cheese pie as well with chocolate shavings, sprinkles, holiday decorations, etc.

Lyn (D'Autorio) Stender
Port Charlotte