ricotta tart Recipe

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

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 fillin. 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.