Ricotta Pie

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	All-purpose flour
6 tablespoons	90ml	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking powder
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Salt
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Shortening
1/4 cup	59ml	Milk
2 teaspoons	10ml	Grated orange rind
1 1/2 lbs	681g / 24oz	Ricotta cheese
1/4 cup	27g / 1oz	Mini chocolate morsels
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Vanilla extract

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening with pastry cutter or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add milk, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon orange rind; mix until dough forms a ball. Roll out 2/3 of dough on lightly floured surface into a 14-inch circle. Line a 9-inch pie pan with dough; set aside.

In a large bowl, beat cheese until smooth. Add 2 eggs, 4 tablespoons sugar, chocolate morsels, 1 teaspoon orange rind and vanilla extract. Mix well; pour into pie shell. Roll out remaining dough and cut into 1-inch wide strips; chill 10 minutes. Place strips over filling in lattice design; crimp edges. Bake 50 to 60 minutes, or until set. Cool.

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