The Food: Ricotta Cheese Pie

For crust:

3/4 cup flour
3 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons butter
1 egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

For crust: Combine flour, sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in egg yolk and vanilla. Knead dough slightly to form a ball. Roll dough out to fit into a 10" round pie pan. Bake in 400 °F oven for about 7 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool before filling.

Filling:
3 cups ricotta cheese
3 egg yolks
1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
zest of one lemon
3 eggs

Stir together by hand, ricotta, egg yolks, sugar and lemon zest. Pour into baked pie shell and smooth the top. Bake at 350°F for 30 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted off center comes out clean.

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