My friend Carmela the beautician gave me this recipe, so in her honour I have named it "Beauty Parlour Dessert". The honey and the egg wash are my additions:
Take a 230 gr piece of ready-rolled pasta sfoglia or puff pastry and lay it flat on baking parchment on a baking tray. [The pasta sfoglia we can buy in Italy comes rolled in baking parchment already, so all you have to do is straighten it out onto the tin.] Sprinkle about 1 tablesp pane grattugiato or fine fresh breadcrumbs on top of the pastry. Now add 1 tablesp sugar to 250 gr ricotta, mix it and spread the mixture over the breadcrumbs. To this, add 3 - 4 peeled, cored and chopped apples and drizzle over about 1 tablesp honey. Then sprinkle over a handful of sultanas, a handful of pinenuts and a little powdered cinnamon. Roll up the pastry from a long side and seal the ends well. Add a couple of tablsp milk to a beaten egg, mix with a fork and brush the mixture over the pastry. Cook at 180 C for 30 - 35 mins. Let it cool a little before lifting onto a plate.
This is best served cold, with a little more ricotta, cream or ice cream. I think I'll serve it with some cinnamon gelato next time.
Grazie, Carmela!
7 comments:
It sure beats a cup of nescafe!
Thanks, jams.
Could you make that with mincemeat (of the mince pie filling variety) instead of pine nuts, etc?... do you think that would work? Just an idea I had! :-)
That sounds so delicious! I must try some soon.
Hi, Gleds. I wouldn't recommend mincemeat with ricotta but you could try! Thanks, Dragonstar.
This sounds like a delicious pastry and easy to make. Thanks for the recipe, Pat!
My pleasure, Pat.
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