Ricotta Pie

By Tingrin3

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 3/4 cup butter softened,
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 teasp. vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teasp salt
• Ricotta Filling:
• 1-8oz. pkg. cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teasp. cinnamon
• 1-32 oz. Ricotta cheese
• 5 large egg whites, beaten

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixer, beat sugar and butter until creamy.

Beat in egg and vanilla.

With spoon, stir in flour and salt.

With hands, press dough together, make disc and refrigerate

Filling:

Beat cinnamon, sugar and cream cheese.

Beat on high until light and creamy on low, add Ricotta and all but 1

Tbsp. of egg white.

Preheat oven 400 degrees. Grease 13x9" pyrex with floured hands press

dough in pan and up sides. Brush reserved egg white over dough.

Pour in Ricotta mixture and spread evenly.

Make scallop design with fingers around edge of dough.

Bake 25 mins. then reduce to 350 degrees and bake 10-15 mins. longer.

Center should barely jiggle. Cool and cover. Refrigerate overnight