Ricotta Tart

By tinathorn

A protein-packed dessert with ricotta cheese and eggs, Ricotta Tart is a sweet, creamy dessert. Pine nuts on top are an unusual and delicious garnish.

Ingredients

• Ingredients for the short pastry:
• flour, 300 gr
• sugar, 150 gr
• softened butter, 150 gr
• egg, 1
• baking powder, 1 teaspoon
• grated orange peel
• Ingredients for the filling:
• cow ricotta cheese, 250 gr (soft cheese as cottage cheese)
• icing sugar, 100 gr
• grated peel of 2 limes
• juice of 2 limes
• eggs, 2
• pine seeds, 50 gr

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 90mins
Adapted from en.julskitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Making short pastry. Beat the egg in a dish. In a bowl sieve flour and baking powder and make a well. Add softened butter, sugar and orange peel. Then pour in beaten egg. Combine all the ingredients with your hands: the dough will resemble breadcrumbs. Keep on kneading and form a firm ball dough. Wrap in cling film and keep in the fridge for a while.

Making the filling. Whip eggs, ricotta cheese, sugar, lime peel and lime juice.

Making the tart. Use a large round baking tray and line it with short pastry. Prick tall the surface with a fork and pour in ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with pine seeds. Bake in preheated oven to 180°C for 40 minutes, until it will be firm and deep yellow colored.