Ricotta Cake,Crostata di Ricotta,cooking recipe

Best Cooking Recipe for Rocotta Pie!
This is the pie or some call it cake we have at easter.
Grandma's cooking recipe:
Roman Ricotta Cake or Crostata di Ricotta
For the dough:
2 1/2 cups (300 gr) flour
3/4 cup (150 gr) sugar
6 oz (150 gr) butter, diced (at room temperature)
1 whole egg and one yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
for the egg wash: 1 egg white,1 teaspoon milk

Bake for about 35-40 minutes.


Let the cake cool at room temperature, and un-mould. Serve lukewarm.
For the filling:


2 eggs, separated
3/4 lb (300 gr) ricotta cheese,drained of the water in a colander
1/2 cup (100 gr) sugar
2 - 3 tablespoons Rum liquorone
cup (150 gr) candied fruit,
diced 1/2 cup (50 gr) raisins,soaked in warm water and drained
2 oz (60 gr) pine nuts
grated rind of one lemon or orange
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon



Preparing the dough:
Pour the flour on a work surface, in a mound shape with a hole in the center.
Add in the well the sugar, diced butter, one egg, one egg yolk, vanilla, and pinch of salt.
Mix the ingredients, combine the flour . . . . and knead to form a smooth dough.
Shape like a smooth ball, cover with a plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for about one hour.
Preparing the filling:
Separate the yolks from the whites and reserve the whites.
In a bowl put the ricotta cheese, sugar, egg yolks, and mix together to obtain a smooth cream.
stir-in the “amoretti” crumbs, rum, candied fruit, and raisins. Beat the reserved egg whites in a bowl until stiff.
Combine egg whites to the mix, stirring gently with a top to bottom motion.
Assembling the cake
Preheat oven 375 F (190 C). Butter a 10“ pan with removable bottom, and sprinkle with a small amount of flour. Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Cut one third of the dough and reserve.
Reduce the dough to ¼” (0.5 cm) thick disk with the help of a rolling pin.
Place the dough over the pan ...... and cover bottom and sides of the pan with the dough, trimming the dough evenly around the edges.
Prick the surface of the pastry evenly with a fork. This step is necessary to prevent the dough from puffing while baking.
Fill with the ricotta cheese mixture, and level with a spatula
Reduce the rest of the dough to ¼” (0.5 cm) thick and cut strips ¾” (2 cm) wide. Place the strips on the cake, crossing them in a diamond shape.
One last strip is to be placed as closure all around the border of the pan.
Prepare the egg wash lightly beating the egg white and the milk together in a small bowl. Brush the egg