Recipe - Crostata Di Ricotta

Gourmet, 9/92
Article by Michele
Scicolone
(Ricotta Tart with
Chocolate and Raisins)
1 Recipe doublecrust
pasta frolla (recipe
precedes), with orange
zest
1/3 cup Raisins
2 tablespoon Grappa or brandy
2 lg Eggs
A 15ounce container
wholemilk ricotta
One half cup Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Freshly grated orange zest
2 ounce Finequality bittersweet
(not unsweetened)
chocolate,
Chopped fine
An egg wash made by
beating 1 large egg yolk
with 1 teaspoon water
Confectioners' sugar for
dusting the tart if
desired

Roll out the larger disk of dough 1/8 inch thick on a floured surface, fit
it into a 9inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim, and crimp the edge.
Chill the shell for 30 minutes.

In a small bowl combine the raisins and the grappa and let the raisins
macerate for 30 minutes. In a bowl whisk together the eggs, the ricotta,
the granulated sugar, the vanilla, and the zest, stir in the chocolate and
the raisin mixture, and pour the filling into the shell.

Roll out the remaining disk of dough 1/8 inch thick on a floured surface,
cut it into 1/2inchwide strips with a fluted pastry wheel, and arrange
some of the strips, about 1 inch apart, over the filling. (If desired,
arrange the remaining strips, about 1 inch apart, perpendicular to the
others, forming a lattice, but do not weave the strips.) Trim all the
strips, press them against the inside of the shell, and brush them with the
egg wash. Bake the tart in the middle of a preheated 350 degree oven for 50
minutes, or until the pastry is golden and a knife inserted in the center
of the filling comes out clean, and let it cool in the pan on a rack for 10
minutes. Remove the rim, let the tart cool completely on the rack, and dust
it with the confectioners' sugar.

Source: article by Michele Scicolone in the September 1992 issue of
Gourmet.

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