Recipes for Celebration - Ciao Italia

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat while maintaining a similar texture.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats and are often more affordable than almonds.

Start by measuring 2 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour using the sprinkle and sweep method.

In a mixing bowl, combine 2 eggs at room temperature, 1/4 cup of vegetable oil, 1/3 cup of sugar, and a pinch of salt.

Mix the wet ingredients until well combined and pale yellow in color.

Gradually add the flour to the wet mixture until a dough forms that hangs around the blade of the mixer.

If the dough is too dry, add a little milk as needed.

Once the dough is formed, refrigerate it for about an hour until it firms up.

Prepare a 9.5-inch ring mold by brushing it well with melted butter and dusting it with flour to prevent sticking.

Flour a wooden board and roll out the chilled dough until it fits the prepared pan, patching any holes as needed.

Gently fit the rolled dough into the prepared pan, ensuring it has some slack for filling.

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