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KC: Tortelli, Sweet - dairy

Posted by : Lita Lotzkar

Sweet Shavout Tortelli

Ingredients:

    1.  c    Ricotta; drained for several hours or overnight
    2.       Egg yolks
    1/4 c    Sugar
    3  tb    Sugar
    2. tb    Candied citron peel;minced
    2. tb    Pine nuts
    1/ ts    Vanilla extract
    2. c     Flour, unbleached
    1/2 ts   salt
    2        Eggs
    3  tb    Oil,  (vegetable)
    2. tb    Rum or brandy
    1/2 ts   Lemon extract

Combine the citron with 1 egg yolk, 3 Tbsp sugar, citron peel, pine
nuts and vanilla extract; mix well and set aside in refrigerator.
Make a soft dough with the flour, salt, eggs, the remaining egg yolk,
1/4 cup sugar, vegetable oil, rum and lemon extract.
Knead for 3 minutes, then cover with a clean towel and let rest for
five minutes.
With a rolling pin, roll very thin.
With a cookie cutter or with a glass, cut into disks, about 3 inches
in diameter.
Place 1 Tbsp of the ricotta mixture over each disk.
Fold each disk in half and press the round edge with a fork to seal.
Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake in preheated oven 400F
oven for 15 minutes.
Serve before the filling make the pastry become soggy.
Yields about 3 Dozen

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