639. Torta di Ricotta

Ricotta Cheesecake

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

  • About

This cake will turn out very similar in taste to the ricotta pudding described in recipe 663, but much more refined. It is the cake traditionally served at peasant weddings in Romagna, and is superior to many of the prettified desserts prepared by professional pastry chefs.

Ingredients

  • 500 grams (about 1 pound) of ricotta cheese
  • 150 grams (about 5-¼

Method

This dessert is prepared like the pudding described in recipe 663. But it is a good idea to pass through a wire strainer the mixture you have made by grinding the almonds with an egg white in a mortar. Generously grease a baking dish with lard and line it with a sheet of “crazy dough”. Then pour in the mixture, maki