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Italian · PANTRYHOP RECIPE

Torta di ricotta e limone

65 minutes · 6 servings · vegetarian

A soft Italian ricotta cake flavored with lemon, adapted as an easy home bake.

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup ricotta
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 1/3 cup olive oil

Let’s make it

  1. Heat the oven to 180 C / 350 F and grease a 20 cm / 8 in cake pan.
  2. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in one bowl. In another bowl mix ricotta, eggs, milk, lemon zest, and olive oil.
  3. Combine the wet and dry ingredients just until smooth. Pour into the pan.
  4. Bake 35–40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes before slicing.

Serve plain or with berries for a simple kid-friendly treat.

Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.

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