Ricotta Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 prepared pie crust
• 2 lbs whole milk ricotta cheese
• 1/2 pint heavy cream
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon rind
• 1/2 teaspoon orange rind
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 add the salt to the egg whites and beat until stiff peaks form.
• 3 store beaten egg whites in the refrigerator.
• 4 in a large bowl, add the ricotta cheese, sugar, vanilla, orange rind and lemon rind. mix well.
• 5 in another bowl, beat heavy cream until slightly thick.
• 6 add it to the ricotta mixture.
• 7 add the egg whites and gently fold them into the mixture.
• 8 arrange the pie crust into a deep dish glass pie plate.
• 9 pour the filling into the dishand bake 15 minutes.
• 10 turn heat down to 350 and bake for 1 hour, turning the plate around occasionally.
• 11 remove from oven, let it cool.
• 12 cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate it overnight (or at least 4 hours).
• 13 cut into 10 slices and serve.