Torta Frutti Di Bosco With Ricotta Whipped Cream Recipes

TORTA FRUTTI DI BOSCO WITH RICOTTA WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly spray an 11 inch removable bottomed tart pan with cooking spray.
• Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time, and continue mixing until smooth.
• Add lemon zest and cinnamon.
• In a separate bowl, whip egg whites and salt until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold egg whites into egg yolk mixture.
• Fold flour into mixture until just blended.
• Pour mixture into tart pan and spread evenly.
• Top with 3 cups of mix berries (reserve remaining berries for topping).
• Lightly press fruit into mixture.
• Place in oven and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• In small bowl, mix ricotta, powdered sugar, and vanilla until well blended.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form.
• Add ricotta mixture and continue to whip until smooth.
• Dust cake with powdered sugar and top with remaining fruit.
• Serve with ricotta whipped cream.

RICOTTA TART: TORTA DI RICOTTA

Steps:

• For the pasta frolla: Combine sugar, butter, egg, milk, baking powder and salt in a large bowl and mix well. Fold in the flour but do not over mix; make sure that the mixture remains cool and does not become pasty. Shape into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes, or until firm.
• For the Ricotta Filling: Place the ricotta in a large bowl stir in the sugar, then the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla being careful not to over mix.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut off 1/2 of the pasta frolla and reserve. Roll 1/2 of the dough into a 14-inch disc and line a 9-inch cake pan with it. Allow the dough to hang over the edge of the pan. Roll out the reserved dough into a 10-inch circle. Reserve. Pour the ricotta filling into the crust base. Lay the reserved 10-inch circle of dough on the top of the filling. Trim the excess so there is a 1/2 to 3/4-inch overhang. Take the flap of dough left on the edge of the ring and roll it on itself so that it rests completely within the pan.
• In a small bowl, beat together the egg with a pinch of salt and a few drops of water to make an egg wash. Brush the surface of the torta with the beaten egg mixture. Place the torta in the lower third of the oven and bake for about 45 minutes until the filling is set and the crust is golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan. Serve warm, or at room temperature.

TORTA DI RICOTTA

Steps:

• In a small bowl soak the raisins for at least an hour.
• Pre heat oven to 375f& grease two deep 9 1/2" x 1 1/2" cake pans.
• Fit a circle of parchment paper on the bottom of each and grease the paper then dust with flour, shake out excess.
• Toast the pine nuts in the oven for 3-4 minutes, watch closely they burn easily.
• Beat eggs until pale yellow.
• Gradually add sugar and continue beating until thick.
• Add ricotta& milk (cream)& continue beating until the mixture is smooth.
• Sprinkle in the orange zest and fold in with a spatula.
• Sift 3 cups of flour with the baking powder.
• Gradually add the flour mixture to the egg/cheese mixture, beating at a slow speed until the mixture is smooth.
• Drain& dry the raisins, reserve the brandy.
• Toss raisins with the remaining flour, add to the batter.
• Gently fold in the the brandy, nuts& chocolate.
• Divide between the two pans, Bake on middle rake for about 40-50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
• If the cakes start to brown too quickly place a loose sheet of aluminium foil on top.
• Cool cakes on wire racks.
• Remove from cake pans and discard the parchment paper.
• You may now freeze the cakes,Well wrapped for up to 3 months OR Sprinkle a generous coating of confectioner's sugar.