Ricotta tart

This is a classic Italian dessert, a shortcrust pastry tart with a delicate filling of ricotta, lemon zest, and dark chocolate chips finished with a delicate pastry lattice.

Difficulty

High

Time

80 min

Author

Braun

Ingredients

Servings

8

For the dough

380

165

185 , softened

2

1

1

20 , melted, for greasing

, as needed, for dusting

For the filling

600

200

2

1 , grated zest

100

, beaten, as needed


Utensils

HF5050

Instructions

1

Add the flour, sugar, eggs, butter and salt into the bowl of a stand mixer, mix until a dough is formed.

2

Remove the dough, shape roughly into a disc before wrapping in cling film, then refrigerate for 1 hour.

3

Use a pastry brush to generously grease the drawer with melted butter, then dust lightly with a little flour.

4

Roll out 3/4 of the pastry to a thickness of 3-4 mm and line the bottom and sides of the drawer.

5

Roll out the remaining shortcrust pastry and use a serrated pastry wheel to cut 1 cm wide strips of pastry for the lattice decoration, set these aside.

6

In a medium mixing bowl, beat the ricotta, eggs, sugar and grated lemon zest until you get a smooth and homogeneous mixture; finally add the chocolate chips.

7

Pour the mixture into the drawer lined with the pastry and fold the edges slightly inwards.

8

Create the lattice decoration, use a little egg wash to attach the pastry lattice strips to the edges of the pastry lining the drawer.

9

Select the OVEN function, CAKE, 160°C, set 60 minutes and press the START button.

Tip:Brush the lattice top with a little egg wash during cooking.

10

Let it cool completely before removing it from the drawer.