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Roasted Strawberry and Ricotta Tart

Recipe by Perfect Italiano

Try this free-form tart recipe with strawberries. Great for autumn baking at home.

Roasted Strawberry and Ricotta Tart
Prep 15 minutesCook 35 minutesServes 6
IngredientsMethod
  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1 1/2 cups almond meal
  • 125g chilled butter, cubed
  • 1/4 cup chilled water
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 250g tub Perfect Italiano Smooth & Creamy Ricotta
  • 2 punnets strawberries, hulled
  • 10g butter, extra, melted
  • 2 tablespoons raw sugar
  1. Place flour, 1/4 cup almond meal and butter in a food processor and pulse until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add water and blend until pastry just comes together.
  2. Roll out dough into a 33cm circle and transfer to a lined baking tray.
  3. Combine egg whites, remaining almond meal and Perfect Italiano Smooth & Creamy Ricotta, spread evenly over base of pastry, leaving a 5cm border. Arrange strawberries over ricotta layer and lightly brush with butter
  4. Turn overhanging pastry over the strawberries and crimp decoratively. Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with raw sugar. Bake at 200°C for 30-35 minutes or until golden. Serve warm with ice cream.

Tips

Do not overcook this tart as the strawberries will collapse. Use other seasonal fruit for this recipe including blood plums, apricots or nectarines.

Made with Perfect Italiano

Perfect Italiano ricotta - perfect for creamy pasta, for baked cheesecakes, on toast and more

Perfect Italiano Smooth & Creamy Ricotta

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