Creamy Pumpkin Pie With Ricotta Cheese Recipes

PUMPKIN PIE WITH FARMERS CHEESE OR RICOTTA

Steps:

• Place einkorn flour, salt, sugar, if using, and butter in a mini food processor, pulse a couple of times until you see large crumbs.
• Add farmers cheese or ricotta, and process until dough starts to come together.
• Turn the dough onto a floured work surface, and form a ball.
• Pre-heat oven to 350ºF (175ºC).
• Roll the dough out to fit your pie pan; transfer it to the pie pan. Trim the edges with a knife, holding the knife parallel to the counter, reserve the trimmings to make leaves. Alternatively, you can shape the edges any way you prefer.
• Smooth the edges with your fingers.
• Combine the trimmings into a ball, roll it out, and make shapes using pie crust cutters, or cookie cutters. Repeat until all the dough is gone.
• Place a pie weight (or some parchment paper with a handful of dried beans) on top of the crust and bake for 10 minutes.
• Mix pie filling ingredients in a blender (I use Blendtec) until completely smooth; pour into the pie crust. Place the cutout shapes on top in any design you like. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes, then cover with foil and bake 25 minutes longer.
• Cool completely before slicing.

PUMPKIN-RICOTTA CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• Combine walnuts, sugar, melted butter, flour, cinnamon, and salt for crust in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until well mixed and walnuts are ground. Spread mixture over the bottom of the prepared pan, pressing down to cover the entire bottom and a little bit up the sides. Place in the refrigerator until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat cream cheese and ricotta cheese in a mixing bowl until well combined. Stir in sugar, melted butter, eggs, cornstarch, flour, lemon juice, and vanilla. Add sour cream and pumpkin puree; stir to combine. Pour over the chilled crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are puffed and surface of cheesecake is firm except for a small spot in the center that will jiggle when the pan is gently shaken, about 1 hour. Turn off the oven and leave cheesecake in for 1 more hour.
• Remove from the oven. Run the tip of a table knife around the edges of the pan, set the pan on a wire rack, and allow the cheesecake to cool at room temperature, about 1 hour. Refrigerate until completely chilled, 4 hours to overnight.
• At the same time, chill a mixing bowl and whisk attachment in the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes.
• Add whipping cream to the chilled bowl and whisk until soft peaks form. Whisk in pumpkin puree, powdered sugar, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.
• Remove cheesecake from the refrigerator. Remove the band from the pan; take a large knife or spatula and carefully run it under the bottom of the cheesecake to loosen it. Transfer cheesecake to a serving platter. Slice and serve with pumpkin whipped cream.

RICOTTA CHEESE PIE I

Steps:

• Dissolve cornstarch in 1/2 cup milk.
• Combine cornstarch and milk with ricotta, remaining 1 cup milk, eggs, vanilla, and sugar. Mix until well blended. Pour filling into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a knife inserted into center comes out clean. Sprinkle top with cinnamon, and cool.

LIGHTER PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE (WITH RICOTTA AND CREAM CHEESE)

Steps:

• make crust by combining all ingredients and press into a well greased 10 in springform pan.
• preheat oven to 325 and put a glass pan half full with water on the bottom rack, put the upper rack to the second highest level.
• if your ricotta is fresh, which is best, and moist put in cheesecloth and squeeze out extra liquid.
• beat cream cheese and ricotta until smooth and light.
• beat in sugar until well combined.
• mix flour with spices and add them until combined.
• beat in sour cream until smooth.
• add eggs, one at a time, incorporating each one, at low speed- don't overmix.
• add pumpkin and vanilla, beat until smooth on low speed and pour into prepared crust.
• bake for about 1 hour 20 minutes, check after 1 hour- dont open the oven before 1 hour. outside should be set and golden, the middle should jiggle a little but not be liquid. turn off oven and keep the door closed, let cool at least 1 hour in the oven, cool completely and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
• top with whipped cream or praline sauce if desired.

CREAMY PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer.
• Add the canned pumpkin and beat until combined.
• Add the sugar and salt, and beat until combined.
• Add the eggs, milk or half-and-half, and melted butter, and beat until combined.
• Finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger, and beat until mixed thoroughly.
• Roll out your pie dough, and place in a 9 inch round pie dish.
• Take your second piece of pie dough and form a large outer crust ring around the edge of the pie.
• Crimp edges.
• Pour the filling into the pie shell.
• (I found that I had a little too much filling for my shell, so fill to where your comfortable or slip a cookie sheet under the pie when you bake it).
• Bake for 50 minutes, or until a knife stuck through the center comes out clean.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Serve plain or with whipped cream!