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RICOTTA CROSTATA

July 5, 2013 By Manu 10 Comments

Ricotta Crostata

After showing you how easy it is to make “ricotta” at home, I thought I would also show you an additional way to cook with it.  I love ricotta, both in sweet and savoury dishes.  Sicilians are famous for their ricotta desserts and I must admit I love sweet ricotta.  It is lighter (also in calories) than many other fillings, yet so flavoursome.  It is creamy and bold and when it is paired with dark chocolate, it becomes irresistible.  Today I am going to share with you another one of my family recipes.  It is a cake I have always liked so much that I would ask my mum to make it for my birthday!  Always.  It is a very simple cake: a crostata filled with sweet ricotta, chocolate and raisins.  That’s it.  It comes together pretty quickly and it is quite forgiving.  There is no icing or complicated decoration, yet it looks good and, above all, it is hearty and satisfying for your palate and tummy.  It is the perfect treat for tea time!  Buon appetito!

Ricotta Crostata

Ricotta Crostata

Ricotta Crostata
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Ricotta Crostata

Not available An easy recipe for a delicious Italian cake: Ricotta Crostata.

Course Cake, Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Author Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

Crostata Dough

  • 250 gms – 8.8 oz. flour
  • 125 gms – 4.4 oz. sugar
  • 125 gms – 4.4 oz. softened unsalted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 pinch of salt

Filling

  • 500 gms – 1.1 lbs. ricotta
  • 250 gms – 8.8 oz. caster sugar
  • 50 gms – 1.75 oz. dark chocolate chips
  • 2 or 3 tbsp raisins
  • 1 tbsp candied orange zests chopped (optional)
  • 1 tbsp Rum
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 egg optional
  • Icing sugar

Instructions

  1. Knead the flour together with the sugar, butter, egg and salt until obtaining a smooth dough.
  2. Wrap it with some cling wrap and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
  3. Put the raisins in a bowl with the Rum to infuse for 10 minutes.
  4. Put the ricotta, sugar and vanilla essence in the bowl of an electric mixer and whisk until smooth.
  5. Add the dark chocolate chips, raisins and candied orange zests and mix well with a rubber spatula.
  6. Take the dough out of the fridge, place it on a sheet of baking paper and roll it into a 1.5 cm – 0.6 inch thick sheet.
  7. Put the dough into a greased spring-form pan (I line mine with baking paper) and press it down. Make sure to leave at least 3 cm – 1.2 inches of extra dough on the sides. Keep the trimmings aside to use as decoration.
  8. Pour the ricotta cream on top of the prepared dough and decorate with the dough trimmings.
  9. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°C – 355°F for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
  10. Let it cool down completely and sprinkle with icing sugar before serving it.

Recipe Notes

If you want a thicker filling, add an egg to it. I usually don't, as I like my filling to be creamier.

Ricotta Crostata

Ricotta Crostata

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Comments

  1. Melissa says

    July 6, 2013 at 12:23 am

    I’m not Sicilian, but I should have been! Sweet or savory, Ricotta just makes me happy! And this is going to be a must-try this weekend!

    Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipe, and I hope you will consider linking up with me for my Foodie Friday Blog Hop on A Room for Two with a View. Feel free to share as many recipes as you’d like. I know my readers would love it!

    Have a fantastic Foodie Friday and a wonderful weekend!

    Melissa

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  2. Cheryl says

    July 6, 2013 at 1:06 am

    What a lovely dessert. Love the idea of dark chocolate and a touch of rum 🙂 for the dough, do you use regular white flour? Thanks for such a delightful recipe.

    Reply
    • Manu says

      July 6, 2013 at 7:20 am

      Hi Cheryl! Thank you very much! 🙂
      You can use either Italian 00 or All purpose flour for the dough! 🙂

      Reply
  3. what katie's baking says

    July 6, 2013 at 6:54 am

    i’ve never made a crostata with ricotta before. it has a nice ring to it. 😉 it looks delicious, too!

    Reply
  4. Mi Vida en un Dulce says

    July 6, 2013 at 10:37 am

    Ricotta is so Italian, and this recipe looks wonderful Manu.

    Reply
  5. Suzanne perazzini says

    July 7, 2013 at 6:07 am

    Simple yet delicious and so pretty. A great dessert for guests.

    Reply
  6. Jenn says

    July 7, 2013 at 9:42 pm

    This looks delicious! My Nonna use dot make something similar when I was a child. It brings back so many fond memories.

    Reply
  7. Angela says

    July 10, 2013 at 3:50 am

    Praticamente facilissima e semplicemente buonissima!
    Grazie per questa ricetta stupenda!
    I would also like to add, I love your website and all your delicious recipes. Thank you! Xxx

    Reply
  8. Caterina says

    January 5, 2020 at 5:56 pm

    What size plan please. I have a 26 inch tart tin. Is this dough enough for it?

    Reply
    • Manu says

      January 6, 2020 at 1:29 pm

      Hi Caterina. Do you mean 26 cm? I use either a 23 or 25 cm tin for this recipe. Hope it helps. 🙂

      Reply

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