Easter Cheese Pie Recipe
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c. Unsifted all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 tsp Baking pwdr
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3 Tbsp. Butter or possibly margarine, Softened
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp. Orange-flower water
- 1/4 c. Sugar
- 1 x Egg
- 1/2 tsp Grated orange peel
- 1 x Egg, separated
- 1 x (15 ounce) cont Ricotta Cheese
- 3/4 c. Sugar
- 3 x Large eggs
- 1 tsp Orange-flower water or possibly Almond Extract
- 1 1/2 tsp Flour
- 2 Tbsp. Finely minced citron
Directions
- Sift flour with baking pwdr and salt; set aside. In medium bowl, with electric mixer, beat butter with sugar and egg till light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla, orange peel and orange- flower water. Add in half of the flour mix; with wooden spoon, beat till well blended. Add in remaining flour, mixing with hands till dough leaves side of bowl and holds together. Turn out onto board; knead several times, to blend well. Set aside, covered. Make filling. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Divide crust in half. Roll one half, to 11 inch circle. Fit into a 9 inch pie plate; trim edge of plate. Brush with egg white. Roll remaining crust to 1/8 inch thickness. With pastry cutter, cut into ten strips, 1/2 inch wide. Turn filling into lined pie plate. Place five pastry strips across filling, pressing firmly to edge of pie plate. Place remaining strips across first ones, to make lattice. Reroll trimmings and cut into 1/2 inch wide strips. Place around edge of pie; with fork, press firmly to plate.
- Beat egg yolk with 1 Tbsp. water; brush over crust. Place a strip of foil about 2 inches wide around edge of crust, to prevent over browning. Bake about 50 min or possibly till top is golden and filling is set. Cold on wire rack. Chill till well chilled - 8 hrs or possibly overnight.
- Makes 8 servings.
- In medium bowl with electric mixer, beat Ricotta till it is creamy. Add in sugar, Large eggs, flour, orange-flower water and citron; beat till well combined. Pour into prepared pie shell.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 116g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 356 | |
| Calories from Fat 88 | 25% |
| Total Fat 9.99g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat 4.92g | 20% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 182mg | 61% |
| Sodium 553mg | 23% |
| Potassium 94mg | 3% |
| Total Carbs 58.36g | 16% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.9g | 3% |
| Sugars 33.89g | 23% |
| Protein 8.33g | 13% |
