Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, ricotta & jam tart. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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. You can make ricotta cheese at home.
Ricotta & Jam Tart is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Ricotta & Jam Tart is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have ricotta & jam tart using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Ricotta & Jam Tart:
- Prepare <Shortcrust Pastry>
- Make ready 125 g Butter *softened
- Get 1/4 cup Caster Sugar
- Get 1 Egg
- Take 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Take 1 & 2/3 cups Plain Flour *You can add extra 1 tablespoon if Egg is large
- Prepare *Find my ‘Basic Shortcrust Pastry‘ recipe & ‘Easiest Sweet Shortcrust Pastry’ recipe
- Get <Filling>
- Get 250 g Ricotta *at room temperature
- Make ready 125 g Cream Cheese *at room temperature
- Make ready 1/4 cup Caster Sugar
- Get 1 Egg *at room temperature
- Get 2-3 teaspoons Lemon Juice
- Get 1 tablespoon Plain Flour OR Corn Starch
- Make ready Jam of your choice *Today I used Strawberry Jam
- Get Powdered Sugar for dusting
Ricotta is a fresh, soft Italian curd cheese made from whey, which is drained and then lightly 'cooked'. It is light and creamy with a slightly grainy texture and delicate flavour. It's quite low in fat, making it a.
Instructions to make Ricotta & Jam Tart:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Spread Jam on the Pastry, and spread the Ricotta mixture evenly.
- 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.
- Bake in pre-heated oven at 180° for 40 minutes or until golden.
- Cool completely. Dust with Powdered Sugar.
It's quite low in fat, making it a.
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