Almond Ricotta Cheesecake

Name: Almond Ricotta Cheesecake
Ingredients: 100 g caster sugar; 4 eggs, separated; Pâte Sucrée made with 225 g plain flour, 100 g ground almonds, oil of bitter almonds, 130 g butter, 80 g caster sugar and 1 egg yolk; 500 g ricotta cheese; Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon; 60 g plain flour; Flaked almonds and icing sugar to decorate; 100 g ground almonds; 150 g mixed dried and candied fruit; 1 tsp natural vanilla extract

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Le Cordon Bleu Dessert Techniques

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

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Ingredients

Pâte Sucrée made with 225 g plain flour, 100 g ground almonds,

Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Make Pâte Sucrée, adding 100 g ground almonds with the flour and a few drops of oil of bitter almonds with the yolk. Grease a 25 cm springform tin and line with pastry.

For the filling, beat together the egg yolks and caster sugar until pale and creamy. Beat in the cheese, lemon juice, rind and vanilla extract slowly. Sift in the flour; then beat.

Add the ground almonds and frui