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Nana’s Ricotta Pie

Nana’s Ricotta Pie
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
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Makes (2) 10-inch deep pies
Ingredients
crust:
  • 4 c. flour
  • ¾ c. sugar
  • 1 c. Crisco
  • 4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. orange extract
  • ½ c. milk
Filling:
  • 3 lbs. ricotta
  • ½ tsp. orange extract
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 ½ c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1-1 ½ c. cooked rice
  • 3 Tbsp. diced maricino cherries
  • 3 Tbsp. chocolate bits (mom adds extra)
Instructions
For crust:
  1. Blend flour, sugar, shortening, and baking powder w/ pastry blender.
  2. In small bowl, mix 1 egg, 1 tsp. orange extract, ½ c. milk. Add to above.
For filling:
  1. In a large bowl, mix ricotta, orange extract, eggs, sugar, and vanilla.
  2. Add 1-1½ cups cooked rice per your preference.
  3. Yummy extras:
  4. Grandma adds chopped up Marrichino cherries and Dona adds chocolate chips. Lots.
  5. Mix well, pour into shells, sprinkle w/ cinnamon & sugar
  6. bake @ 350 for 40 min in metal pan,
  7. or 325 for 60-65 min in pyrex
  8. *watch for burning crust; pies thicken upon standing

By Kelly Seifert

Baking since before I could walk.

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