Recipe of Homemade Ricotta & Jam Tart

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, ricotta & jam tart. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Ricotta infornata, or baked ricotta , has a distinctive tan crust, a toasty flavor, and a firm but supple texture comparable to cheesecake's; Italians often eat it with bread or as part of an antipasto platter. When I say this only takes a half hour, I should clarify that most of that time is actually hands-off. You bring the milk almost to a simmer, add lemon juice or vinegar. Technically, ricotta could be considered a cheese byproduct.

Ricotta & Jam Tart is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Ricotta & Jam Tart is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ricotta & jam tart using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Ricotta & Jam Tart:

1. Make ready <Shortcrust Pastry>
2. Prepare 125 g Butter *softened
3. Take 1/4 cup Caster Sugar
4. Take 1 Egg
5. Get 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
6. Make ready 1 & 2/3 cups Plain Flour *You can add extra 1 tablespoon if Egg is large
7. Make ready *Find my ‘Basic Shortcrust Pastry‘ recipe & ‘Easiest Sweet Shortcrust Pastry’ recipe
8. Get <Filling>
9. Take 250 g Ricotta *at room temperature
10. Take 125 g Cream Cheese *at room temperature
11. Take 1/4 cup Caster Sugar
12. Prepare 1 Egg *at room temperature
13. Take 2-3 teaspoons Lemon Juice
14. Take 1 tablespoon Plain Flour OR Corn Starch
15. Get Jam of your choice *Today I used Strawberry Jam
16. Make ready Powdered Sugar for dusting

So, ricotta actually translates to recooked in Italian, and ricotta is what's called a "whey cheese." When you make cheese, you separate milk into two distinct things. You have the solids, called curds, which. Ricotta is a fresh, soft Italian curd cheese made from whey, which is drained and then lightly Ricotta can be used on its own or in sweet and savoury dishes. It's used in many Italian dishes, especially as.

Steps to make Ricotta & Jam Tart:

1. Beat softened Butter and Sugar until smooth. Beat in Egg and Vanilla, and mix well. Add Flour and gently mix to combine, bring the mixture together, and shape into a disc. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes to firm up.
2. Roll the dough to 4-5mm thickness and transfer to a pie dish. Trim off the extra dough. - *Tips: You can spread the dough in the pie dish, bit by bit, by your hands. Make sure it is all same thickness.
3. Mix Ricotta, softened Cream Cheese and Caster Sugar in a bowl, add Egg, Lemon Juice and Plain Flour (OR Corn Starch), and mix well. This mixture should be at room temperature or slightly warm.
4. Spread Jam on the Pastry, and spread the Ricotta mixture evenly.
5. With the remaining dough, make thin strips to create a lattice finish. You may wish to weave the strips properly, but I usually don’t bother.
6. Bake in pre-heated oven at 180° for 40 minutes or until golden.
7. Cool completely. Dust with Powdered Sugar.

Ricotta is a fresh, soft Italian curd cheese made from whey, which is drained and then lightly Ricotta can be used on its own or in sweet and savoury dishes. It's used in many Italian dishes, especially as.

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