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Name: Ricotta Cheese Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 lbs whole milk ricotta cheese; 1 cup sugar; 4 large eggs seperated; 1 zest lemon; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon Strega Liqeuer Cointreau or Triple Sec as alternates

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INGREDIENTS

3 lbs whole milk ricotta cheese
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs ; seperated
1 zest lemon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon Strega Liqeuer ; Cointreau or Triple Sec as alternates

INSTRUCTIONS

PREPARATION:

Preheat oven to 400°(F) - center rack. Butter a 9' spring from pan and place on a baking sheet.

In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle: Beat together the cheese, sugar, yolks, zest, vanilla and liqueur on medium until very smooth.

In another mixing bowl, whip the egg whites until soft peaks. Fold by thirds into the cheese mixture. Pour mixture into prepared baking pan and level.

Place cake in the oven and immediately reduce the heat to 350°. Bake one hour to one hour and 10 minutes. Cake will rise higher on the sides than the middle and will be set but jiggling in the center. Turn off oven and prop door open with a wooden spoon. Allow cake to cool completely in the oven. Refrigerate 3 hours to overnight before slicing.

This recipe appears in: Italian

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (219g)
Recipe Makes: 12 Servings

Calories: 368
Calories from Fat: 207 (56%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 23g	31 %
	Saturated Fat 12g	60 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 7.3g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.6g
Cholesterol 410.3mg		126 %
Sodium 212.2mg		7 %
Potassium 244.5mg		6 %
Total Carbohydrate 17.6g		5 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.4g	2 %
	Sugars, other 17.2g
Protein 23.4g		33 %
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Calories per serving: 368

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