Torta Della Nonna

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 500 g flour
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 orange, zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups butter, unsalted
• 200 g caster sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 4 egg yolks
• 180 g sugar
• 60 g flour
• 500 ml milk
• 300 g ricotta cheese

Recipe

• 1 prepare pastry for the crust by mixing all ingredients in food processes until just combined. chill dough for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• 2 prepare the filling by lightly whisking the yolks and sugar, then sift in flour, mixing carefully to keep lumps from forming. add milk in a thin stream, stirring gently.
• 3 once mixture is smooth, gently heat it, while stirring carefully, until it begins to thicken. once it reaches a very slow boil, count to 120 while stirring gently and it is done.
• 4 transfer mixture into a bowl and let it cool throughly. mix ricotta into it.
• 5 preheat oven to 180°c.
• 6 roll out dough and use half of it to line a 10 inch fluted pie dish. pour mixture into the pan and cover with remaining rolled pastry, sealing edges down firmly.
• 7 decorate by whisking egg and bushing it over the top of the pastry and scatter almonds over it. bake for approximately 1 hour, let it cool and serve.