Ricotta Cheese Cake Recipe
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Ingredients: 1- 3lb Polly -o Ricotta drained through cheese cloth - let drain 6 hrs
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup sifted flour
Graham Cracker crumbs
8 egg yolks
Grated rind of 1 lemon
1 tsp Vanilla
8 egg whites
Confectioners sugar
1/2 cup cream , whipped
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Directions:Heat Oven to 425 º
Beat Ricotta until smooth, gradually adding 1 1/2 cups sugar and egg yolks , beating after each addition . Beat in flour , lemon rind and vanilla .
In seperate bowl beat egg whites with 1/2 cup sugar until stiff . Combine with whipped cream and fold into ricotta mixture. and turn into a 12" spring form pan which has been well buttered and sprinkled with graham cracker crumbs to cover bottom of pan .
Bake for first ten minutes at 425º then lower the temperature to 350º and bake for one hour . Turn off heat and allow to cool in oven with door closed .
Top should be golden brown. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar when you serve |
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Notes: My Nonna made this every christmas . You can buy cheese cloth at Ace hardware believe or not .
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