Ricotta Pie (Easter Favorite)

Some of you have been asking for a recipe for Ricotta Pie

Filling:
3lbs Ricotta Cheese
12 Eggs
2 cups White Sugar (Reg Sugar)
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1/4 Miniature Semisweet Chocolate Chips

Crust:
4 cups all purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powser
1 cup white sugar (Reg sugar)
1/2 cup shortening
4 eggs,lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Beat the 12 eggs,2 cups sugar and vanilla or lemon exract together. Stir in ricotta cheese and chocolate chips. Set aside (if you don't want to use the Chocolate Chips that is fine just omit)
Preheat oven to 325 Grease two deep dish pie plates
Combine the flour,baking powder, and 1 cup of the sugar together.Cut in the shortening and mix until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in 4 of the eggs and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla. Divide dough into 4 balls and chill (if needed).

Roll out 2 of balls to fit into the pie plates. Do make the crust too thick it will expand during the cooking and get too thick for the pie. Do not flute the edges of the dough. Roll out other 2 balls of dough and cut each into 8 narrow strips for the top of the crust. Alternately you can use cookie cutters and place the cut outs on top of the pies.

Pour the filling evenly into the pie crusts. Top each pie with 8 narrow strips of dough or cookie cut outs. Brush top of pies with milk for shine. Place foil on the edges of the crust this prevents the crust edges to burn.

Bake @ 325 for 20 to 30 minutes then remove foil. Continue to bake for another 25 or 30 minutes until the knife inserted in center of pie becomes clean.

Enjoy this Ricotta pie recipe it is delish!!

*I actually sometimes use the frozen pie crusts I bake them @ 350 for about 10 minutes just so they get a little color and cook take out let them cool.

*When I use the frozen crusts I don't use anything on top they come out perfectly fine it makes it easier the crust isn't that hard but sometimes so short on time!

Buon Appetito
Mangia!
Have a wonderful day and remember to cook for your soul!!

Happy Blessed Easter to you all!!

Felicia