Pizza Dolce – A Perfect Italian Sweet Pie

Pizza Dolce is the perfect Italian sweet pie. Such a quick and easy sweet treat to enjoy any time of day.

SERVINGS:

Serves 6-8

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 eggs
• 3 cups ricotta – drained
• ¼ cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsps zested orange peel
• 2 tsps zested lemon peel

METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. Beat the eggs slowly with an electric mixer, adding them to the bowl one at a time until they become thick and foamy.
3. Stir in the ricotta, flour, sugar, vanilla, orange and lemon zests, until smooth.
4. Pour the mixture into a greased 9-inch pie pan.
5. Bake for 45 minutes until firm.
6. Your Pizza Dolce is now ready to be served!

NOTE: This will not work well with low-fat ricotta, so only use whole milk for this dessert.

Buon Mangiata!