Easter Rice Pie

  • 10
  • 30 mins
  • 90 mins

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 1 1/3 1 1/3
  • c
  • cooked rice, cooled/room temp. (recommend: arborio)
  • 3/4 3/4
  • c
  • sugar
  • 2/3 2/3
  • c
  • ricotta cheese (recommend: sorrento velvety smooth whole milk ricotta)
  • 4 4
  • eggs
  • 1/2 1/2
  • qt
  • half & half
  • 1 1
  • tsp
  • vanilla
  • 1/2 1/2
  • tsp
  • lemon juice, fresh
  • 2 2
  • dash(es)
  • cinnamon(1 dash in batter, 1 dash on top)
  • 1 1
  • 9 " pie crust (homemade or pillsbury refrigerated pie crust)

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a 9" deep dish pie dish with dough.(Recommend deep dish as this is a lot of filling and will come very close to top. If using a more shallow pie dish, use a 10")

2
Beat together sugar and ricotta. Add eggs one at a time and beat until incorporated. Add half & half, vanilla, lemon juice, and 1 dash of cinnamon. Mix well. Stir in rice.

3
Pour filling into crust and sprinkle lightly dash of cinnamon on top.

4
Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Lower temp. to 350 degrees and bake an additional 50 minutes. Should be lightly browned on top & may be very slightly jiggly towards center(will set up when cool). Let cool completely. Serve chilled or room temp.