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blood orange ricotta pie
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4.02 from 55 votes

Blood Orange Ricotta Pie

A delicious recipe that's easy and delicious! This is the perfect recipe for any event!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Sicilian
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 300kcal
Author: Britney

Ingredients

  • Crust: 2.5 cups All Purpose Flour ¼ cup Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Salt 1 Stick Butter, Cold 6-8 tbsps Ice Cold Water
  • Filling: 2 cups, Ricotta ½ cup Sugar 3 egg yolks 1 egg ½ cup Blood Orange Preserves ½ stick Butter, melted ½ tsp salt

Instructions

  • Combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a food processor. Pulse for 10 seconds. Add vanilla extract and continue to pulse. Begin adding cold butter, 1 tablespoon at time. Once all butter is added, begin adding ice cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Pulse until dough becomes a ball.
  • Add flour onto a work surface and roll out dough into a large circle. Add dough to a pie pan and gently press against the pie pan, cutting off any additional scraps that do not fit into the dish. Add to the freezer.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Combine all of the ingredients for the filling in a mixing bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined.
  • Remove pie pan from freezer and pour filling into the dish. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and ten minutes.
  • Freeze for 3 hours or chill in the refrigerator overnight.
  • If you'd like to make meringue to add to the pie, whip up 4 egg whites and gradually add sugar until stiff peaks form!
  • Eat up!

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal