Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

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-----------------------FOR THE PASTRY----------------------------
2 c Flour
1 1/2 c Butter/margarine
2 tb Sugar
2 Eggs
Salt
Milk

----------------------FOR THE FILLING---------------------------
1 Egg
3 Egg yolks
1/2 c Superfine sugar
1 tb Cornstarch
1 1/4 c Hot milk
1/4 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 c Ricotta cheese
2 tb Candied orange peel; diced
1 Egg; beaten
Powdered sugar

Combine pastry ingredients, adding enough milk to give dough a soft,
elastic consistency. Knead well, cover chill for 30 minutes.
FILLING: beat 1 egg 3 egg yolks with wuperfine sugar, add
cornstarch and graduallyl mix in milk and vanilla. Pour into a pan;
place over low heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove
from heat, allow to cool and mix in ricotta and orange peel. Preheat
oven to 375. Roll out pastry on a floured board, then cut into
rectangles. Put filling on half the rectangles and cover with
remaining rectangles, sealing edges firmly. Brush with beaten egg.
Arrange on a greased, floured baking sheet and bake until golden
brown. Dust with powdered sugar. From "The Flavors of Italy."

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