Ingredients:

- Dough:

350 gr of flour
50 gr of butter
1 egg
1 tablespoon of sugar
Grated orange peel (1 orange)
Chopped lemon peel (1/2 lemon)
1 pinch of salt

- Stuffing:

350 gr of ricotta cheese
160 gr of sugar
120 gr of dark chocolate
Icing sugar
1 pinch of ground cinnamon
Vegetable oil for frying

Cassateddri recipe filled with ricotta

Preparation:

- Dough

Sift the flour with sugar and salt, add the egg and softened butter at room temperature, then work all the ingredients together.

Add the citrus fruit peel and a little of cold water to soften the dough and when you obtain a compact and soft loaf let it rest for about 30 minutes on the lowest shelf of the refrigerator.

- Stuffing:

Sift the ricotta cheese in a small bowl with chocolate pieces and sugar.

- Passed the resting time for the dough:

Remove it from the refrigerator and roll out with a rolling pin to obtain a sheet of pastry.

Cut many discs and  put in the middle of everyone a spoonful of stuffing. Then close each disc in half,  sealing  accurately the edges with your fingers.

- In a frying pan:

Cook the cassateddri in vegetable oil until they become golden and with a uniform appearance.

Put them on paper towels to remove excess oil, and sprinkle sugar on togheter with  cinnamon.

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