Little ricotta pastries

Recipes / Vegetarian

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Recipe «Little ricotta pastries» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/2 cup milk, 2 tsp dried yeast, 2 tbsp caster sugar, 2 cups plain flour, sifted, 1/2 tsp salt , 1 egg, lightly whisked, 40g butter, melted, 400g fresh ricotta, drained well , 1/3 cup icing sugar mixture, plus extra to dust.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup milk 
  • 2 tsp dried yeast 
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar 
  • 2 cups plain flour, sifted 
  • 1/2 tsp salt 
  • 1 egg, lightly whisked 
  • 40g butter, melted 
  • 400g fresh ricotta, drained well 
  • 1/3 cup icing sugar mixture, plus extra to dust 

Instructions

  1. Heat milk in a small saucepan over low heat for 1 minute or until lukewarm. Combine yeast and half the sugar in a small bowl. Add milk and stir to combine. Set aside for 5 minutes or until frothy.
  2. Combine flour, salt and remaining sugar in a medium bowl. Add yeast mixture, egg and melted butter, and use a fork to stir until dough comes together. Use a wooden spoon or the paddle attachment of an electric mixer to beat dough for 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in a large lightly greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
  3. Meanwhile, combine the ricotta and icing sugar in a medium bowl.
  4. Preheat oven to 200°C. Turn dough on to a lightly floured surface and knead for 1 minute or until almost smooth. Divide dough into 18 even portions. Use a rolling pin to roll each portion into a 10cm disc. Place a tablespoonful of ricotta mixture in the centre of each disc. Gather dough from the outside upwards to pleat towards the centre. Pinch to seal.
  5. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Place pastries 4cm apart on tray. Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and set aside for 2 minutes to rest. Dust with extra icing sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature.