6 ricotta filled pastries Recipes

all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting, fine sea salt, water plus additional, unsalted butter, softened, lard (1/2 cup), softened, granulated sugar, water, semolina flour , fine* (see cooks notes, below), egg yolks, vanilla, fine sea salt, cinnamon, fresh ricotta (1 lb), chopped candied orange peel, garnish: confectioners sugar

spring-form pan, pasta frolla ( pastry crust ), all-purpose four, butter or margarine ( 1 stick and 1/2 ), egg yolks, sugar, dry marsala ( port ) wine, freshly grated lemon peel, salt, ricotta filling, ricotta cheese ( 21/2 lb ) do not use part skim it contains water., sugar, flour, salt, vanilla extract, freshly grated orange peel, egg yolks ( reserve 1 egg white ), white raisins previously soaked rinsed, drained, and diced ., diced candied orange peel, diced candied citron, blanched almonds or pine nuts, egg white that was reserved mixed with 1 tbsp. water

puff pastry dough -3 pieces-1 1/2 package., cheese filling, eggs, sugar, vanilla, sugared lemon peel* (see note or just use the same amount of grated peel), ricotta cheese (it s ok if it s 454gm too), cream of wheat (wheatlets), apple filling, good sized apples, peeled, cored and sliced ., graham cracker crumbs (ready made or make your own ), cinnamon, sugar (depending on tartness of apples)-i ve used white or brown-both are good, sugared lemon peel* (see note ), lemon juice

all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, eggs, vanilla extract, grated lemon zest, cinnamon, candied fruit, finely diced, sweet marsala, ricotta , drained in a cheesecloth set over a bowl until thick, granulated sugar, egg, separated, powdered cinnamon, grated lemon zest, egg, beaten with 1 tsp of water to make an egg wash, granulated sugar