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Ricotta Cheese Pie
Serves 8
Easy
Total time:
Plus time to cool to room temperature before refrigerating
Lemon scented ricotta chesse pie with a creamy texture.
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- Ricotta Cheese Pie
Our Mom, made this sweet lemony pie for decades. It is much like a cheesecake, only lighter.
- 4 extra large eggs at room temperature
- 1 c. sugar
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1½ pounds whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1 Tbs. lemon extract
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 c. chopped walnuts, optional
Method
step 1
Preheat oven to 300 F.step 2
Break eggs into a large bowl & blend with an electric mixer. Add the sugar, cream cheese & ricotta, beat until smooth. Add the lemon extract & lemon zest, stir well. Stir in walnuts.step 3
Pour the batter into a greased 23cmx23cm glass baking dish. Place dish in the center of the preheated oven. Bake for 1½ hour, until the pie is set & the edges are golden. Allow to remain in oven for approximately another 30 mins. with the oven turned off to ensure a well set pie.step 4
(The pie will collapse some as it cooks, but the slow cooking ensures a steadier center.)step 5
Allow to cool to room temperature, refrigerate.step 6
Enjoy with friends & family!
