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Sicilian baked ricotta cheesecake

Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6
Author Claudia Rinaldi | Gourmet Project

Ingredients

for the pasta frolla

  • 10.6 oz 0 flour 300 gr
  • 5.3 oz butter 150 gr - fridge-cold
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 5.3 oz confectionary sugar 150 gr
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 vanilla bean

for the filling

  • 21 oz ricotta 600 gr - sheep ricotta if possible
  • 5.6 oz sugar 160 gr
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 orange zest
  • 2.5 oz chocolate chips 70 gr
  • a few drops of milk
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon confectionary sugar
  • a 9-inch cake or pie mold

Instructions

pasta frolla

  1. Place the butter (cut in pieces), sugar and honey in the stand mixer and mix (low/medium speed – kneading hook on).

  2. Beat the egg yolks and salt in a cup, and pour them into the mixer bowl. Mix a few seconds.

  3. Carve the vanilla bean and add the beans and the lemon zest to the bowl. Again, mix a few seconds.
  4. Sift the flour twice and add it to the bowl.

  5. Combine the ingredients for a few seconds, just the time to get a dough that won’t stick to your hands.

  6. Cover the bowl with plastic and refrigerate it for 2 hours.

filling

  1. Place the ricotta in a bowl and work it with a wooden spoon until smooth.

  2. Add the sugar, cinnamon, vanilla essence, salt, chocolate chips and the orange zest, and mix well.

assembling

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).

  2. Roll out the dough and cut out a 10-inch disc. If you roll it out over a piece of parchment paper it will be easier to transfer it to the mold.
  3. Cut out 0,5-1 inch strips from the remaining dough.
  4. Place the disc on the mold and prick the bottom with a fork.
  5. Pour in the ricotta cream and spread it well. Lay the dough strips over the ricotta cream in a cross-hatch pattern.

  6. Brush the surface with a mixture of beaten egg and milk and bake for 40 minutes.

  7. Bring the crostata to room temperature, sprinkle it with confectionary sugar and serve in cute dishes!