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Milk Ricotta and Pine Nut Cake (Crostata di Ricotta)

Fresh Sheep's Milk Ricotta and Pine Nut Cake (Crostata di Ricotta) comes together with The Crust, Unbleached All Purpose Flour, Baking Powder, Salt, and Unsalted Butter Plus. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• The Crust
• 2 cup
• 2 tbsp
• 1 tsp
• 1/4 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 2 tbsp
• 3/4 cup
• 2
• 1 tsp
• 12 oz
• 1/2 cup
• 2
• 2
• 3 tbsp
• 3/4 cup
• 1 tbsp
• 3 tbsp
• The Crust

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Place the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.

2. 2

   In another small bowl, beat the butter and sugar, using an electric mixer, until fluffy and smooth.

3. 3

   Beat in the eggs and vanilla.

4. 4

   Add the flour, baking powder and salt mixture; beat until all ingredients are well blended into a smooth and elastic dough.

5. 5

   Using a floured rolling pin, flatten each portion into a disk; wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.

6. 6

   Preheat the oven to 375F. Butter a 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.

7. 7

   Using a spatula, press the ricotta through a strainer into a large bowl.

8. 8

   Stir in the sugar, eggs, egg yolks, raisins, pine nuts, chocolate chips, lemon zest and the rum from soaking the raisins (the recipe didn't say how much rum but I would guess that for 3/4 cup of raisins you would want about

9. 9

   Roll out each dough disk on a lightly floured surface.

10. 10

    Transfer one disk to the prepared pie dish.

11. 11

    Transfer the filling to the crust-lined dish.

12. 12

    Cover with the second dough disk, trimming the overhang to 1/2-inch.

13. 13

    Fold the edges under and pinch together to seal.

14. 14

    Using a fork, pierce the top crust in several places.

15. 15

    Cover the top crust with foil to prevent from browning too quickly.

16. 16

    Bake the pie for 40 minutes or until the top crust is lightly golden. Cool on a rack. Serve at room temperature.

17. 17

    From A Taste of Tuscany by Sandra Lotti; 1998.

18. 18

    MC format by Hallie. Untried.

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    Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Hallie; 12 February 2009. www.fareshare.net